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Wausau council approves several budget and contracting items, hires new HR director and authorizes equipment purchases
Summary
The council voted on a series of finance and administrative items — including hiring Lisa Nowak as human resources director, purchasing Axon AI redaction tools and approving allocations for fireworks, transit vehicles and water work — and approved multiple resolutions and agreements.
The Wausau Common Council approved a package of finance and administrative items Tuesday that included hiring a new human resources director, authorizing several budget modifications and approving agreements and capital purchases.
Human resources: The council confirmed Lisa Nowak as the City of Wausau human resources director after Nowak introduced herself and described more than a decade of private-sector HR experience and three weeks on the job with the city. The motion to confirm passed 9-1.
Public-safety and technology purchases: The council approved a 2025 budget modification to add an Axon AI redaction assistant tool as an add-on to the police department’s…
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