Board approves RFP process and directs administration to bring offers for two Sheboygan properties

The board voted Wednesday to authorize administration to create a request for proposal, RFP, to potentially sell district-owned property identified as Parcel Number 59281719722-1227 on Bell Avenue in Sheboygan and to have administration bring any offers for South 20 Fourth Street, Sheboygan, back to the board for consideration. Both motions were moved, seconded and recorded as carrying after voice votes during the meeting.

The motions were made “based upon parameters discussed in closed session,” and the transcript does not disclose those parameters. The board’s action initiates a process for soliciting potential purchasers but does not itself transfer property; any offers returned to the board will be considered in a future public meeting.

According to the meeting record, the first motion "to authorize the administration to create a request for proposal, RFP, to potentially sell district owned property known as Parcel Number 59281719722 Dash 1227, Bell Avenue, Sheboygan, Wisconsin based upon parameters discussed in closed session" was moved and seconded; the chair called for a voice vote, asked "All in favor?" and recorded "Aye," then asked "All opposed?" and recorded the chair's vote as "aye," after which the chair said the motion carries.

A second motion "to direct administration South 20 Fourth Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and bring any offers back to the board for consideration" was also moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with the chair recording "Aye"; the transcript provides no further detail about specific directions to administration or any timelines for returning offers. The record does not supply vote counts or the names of the members who moved and seconded the motions.

At the meeting’s close, an adjournment motion was moved. The transcript records that when asked for a second, the motion "fails for lack of a second," followed later by another voice vote in which the chair asked "All in favor? Aye" and then stated "Motion carries." The transcript does not explain the procedural steps between the lack of a second and the later vote.

The transcript contains no public comment, no discussion of sale price or minimum acceptable terms, and no disclosure of the content of the closed-session parameters. Funding sources, appraisal status, environmental reviews, or required external approvals (if any) were not specified.

The meeting record includes the brief remark, "This is the shortest meeting we've ever had," but it does not identify who made that comment. The board adjourned shortly thereafter.