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Votes at a glance: Verona Common Council actions, April 28, 2025
Summary
The Verona Common Council approved minutes and routine licenses, appointed committee members, approved a development agreement phase 1 (SSM Health) contingent on final review, amended several ordinances and corrected a cemetery board appointment. No funding appropriations requiring a separate ordinance were adopted at this meeting.
The Verona Common Council took a series of procedural and substantive actions on April 28, 2025. Listed below are motions recorded in the meeting, the movers/seconders as captured in the transcript and the recorded outcomes.
Votes at a glance
1) Approval of minutes (04/14/2025 and 04/15/2025) - Motion: Approve minutes from 04/14/2025 and 04/15/2025 common council meetings. - Mover: Alder Swanson. Second: Alder Harrison. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye").
2) Committee appointments (mayor's business item 6a) - Motion: Approve committee appointments as presented in the packet. - Mover: Alder Tucker Long. Second: not specified in transcript for the motion line (motion carried after voice vote). - Outcome: Approved.
3) Payment of bills ($1,024,641.01) - Motion: Approve payment of bills in the amount of $1,024,641.01 (detailed vendor payments noted in finance committee report). - Mover: Alder Helmke. Second: Alder Leila (recorded in transcript as second by "elder Leila"). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye").
4) Liquor license — Honey Barrel LLC (160 Keenan Court, Suite 1) - Motion: Approve application for a Class B fermented malt beverage and Class B intoxicating liquor license for Honey Barrel LLC, Matthew Heilman agent. - Mover: Alder Hoax. Second: Alder Harrison. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye").
5) Temporary full‑service retail outlet — Hop House at Everlight Solar (Chamber Mega Mixer 05/15/2025) - Motion: Approve a full‑service retail outlet for Hop House to operate at Everlight Solar (1155 Ambition St., suite 100) for the Chamber of Commerce Mega Mixer on 05/15/2025. - Mover: Alder Harrison. Second: Alder Swanson. - Abstention: Alder Hoax declared an abstention on the vote. - Outcome: Approved (recorded as "motion passes, 7 to 0 with Alder Hoax abstaining").
6) SSM Health project development agreement — Phase 1 - Motion: Approve SSM Health project development agreement (phase 1) contingent on final review and approval by city administrator and city attorney. - Mover: Alder Tucker Long. Second: Alder Swanson. - Outcome: Approved (motion passed with the stated contingency). Staff noted blanks in the agreement to be finalized and discussed above‑ground electric facilities on Valley Road as a special case discussed with staff.
7) Correction to cemetery board appointment - Motion: Substitute Jesse Charles for Jeremy Charles on the cemetery board appointment (editorial correction noted verbally by council). - Mover: Alder Swanson. Second: Alder Tucker Long. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye").
8) Ordinance 25-1064 — Amendments to order of business, public comment and conduct of deliberations - Motion: Approve ordinance amending Title 2 Chapter 2 to update order of business and public comment procedures. - Mover: (motion made and second recorded in meeting; transcript indicates council voted to approve). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye").
9) Ordinance 25-1065 — Appointment to Verona Economic Development Commission - Motion: Approve ordinance amending Title 2 Chapter 4 to change appointment procedure for a Verona Economic Development Commission seat (mayoral appointment replaces prior committee‑selected resident appointment). - Mover: Alder Swanson. Second: Alder Weiss. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye").
10) Ordinance 25-1066 — Tourism Commission appointment language - Motion: Approve ordinance amending Title 2 Chapter 4 to revise language about the commissioner representing the Wisconsin hotel and motel industry; council adopted language change to prefer a representative who resides within 50 miles of city hall. - Mover (amended motion): Alder Tucker Long (change to 50‑mile preference). Second: Alder Harrison. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye").
Procedural notes: Several votes were voice votes; detailed roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for these items. Where a second or exact vote tally was not stated in the recorded text, the outcome is recorded as described by the meeting chair in the transcript ("approved," "motion passes").
Ending: The council adjourned at 9:07 p.m.
