Marshfield committee disallows Marlene Frick claim on insurer recommendation, cites Wisconsin statute

The Marshfield Judiciary and Licensing Committee voted to disallow a claim filed by Marlene Frick after the city’s insurer investigated and recommended denial, committee members recorded during the June 3, 2025 meeting at City Hall Council Chambers.

City staff reported that Marlene Frick filed a claim that was investigated by the city’s insurance company, which recommended that the city disallow the claim. "If you do approve the disallowance of this claim, pursuant to statute 893.8, it does accelerate the time frame for the closure of this claim," the staff member told the committee, and recommended that the committee move to disallow the claim pursuant to Wisconsin statute 893.8.

Committee member Mister Grant moved to disallow the claim; Miss Burrows seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote with no roll-call tally shown in the meeting transcript.

The committee’s action was administrative: it recorded the insurer’s recommendation and voted to disallow the claim; the committee did not discuss settlement details or adjudicate the underlying facts in public during the recorded session. The disallowance accelerates statutory timelines for resolution as described by staff, but the committee did not provide additional detail about next steps in the meeting record.