Council approves final resolution authorizing sidewalk special assessments under Wis. Stat. 66.0703

The council approved Final Resolution 2025-7 authorizing special assessments to fund 2025 sidewalk replacements under Wisconsin Statute 66.0703 at its meeting. The council opened and closed a public hearing with no members of the public speaking and then voted to adopt the resolution.

The vote matters because the resolution authorizes the city to levy assessments on private property owners for contractor-provided sidewalk replacement work. The public hearing was posted as a Class 1 notification and city staff said the required notice was provided.

During the hearing period, staff read that the public hearing had been posted and confirmed the notification requirement was met. No members of the public appeared, and the council closed the hearing. A motion to approve Final Resolution 2025-7 — described in the meeting as authorization to levy special assessments under the city’s police powers and Wisconsin Statute 66.0703 — was made and seconded. The council conducted a roll-call vote and the motion carried.

The action moves the assessment process into the implementation phase; staff did not provide an itemized assessment schedule in the meeting transcript. The resolution and the cited state statute set the legal basis for levying assessments, but the transcript did not specify the list of properties to be assessed or the exact dollar amounts for each parcel. The council did not discuss an appeal process or a timeline for billing during the portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript.

The council’s approval completes the local procedural step needed to levy the assessments; further administrative steps and notices to affected property owners will follow according to the city’s standard assessment process and the requirements of Wis. Stat. §66.0703.