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Votes at a glance: Fort Atkinson City Council, April 15, 2025
Summary
A concise list of formal actions taken at the April 15 Fort Atkinson City Council meeting: consent agenda approved; four proclamations adopted; verified claims approved by roll call; four Public Works equipment purchases approved; confirmations and designations approved; council adjourned.
The Fort Atkinson City Council took the following recorded actions at its April 15, 2025 meeting. Where votes were by voice and individual votes were not listed in the transcript, the council recorded unanimous passage with five members present.
1) Consent agenda - Motion: Approve consent agenda items 5A through 5GS. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote; unanimous (five in favor).
2) Proclamation honoring Mason Becker for 10 years of service - Motion: Approve proclamation recognizing Mason Becker. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote; unanimous (five in favor).
3) Proclamation recognizing Fort Atkinson as an international peony city of Wisconsin - Motion: Approve proclamation. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote; unanimous (five in favor).
4) Proclamation proclaiming April 25, 2025 as Arbor Day in Fort Atkinson - Motion: Approve proclamation. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote; unanimous (five in favor).
5) Proclamation recognizing Municipal Treasurers Appreciation Week (April 20–26, 2025) - Motion: Approve proclamation. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote; unanimous (five in favor).
6) Verified claims and authorization of payment (Item 10a) - Motion: Move to approve list of verified claims and authorize payment. - Vote: Roll call recorded in transcript: Councilman Mason Becker — Aye; Councilman Jackel — Aye; Councilman Johnson — Aye; Councilman Schultz — Aye; President Dave Lisco — Aye. - Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded unanimous).
7) Appointments and designations - Confirm appointment of Eric Schultz as council representative on the Planning Commission — Approved by voice vote; unanimous. - Designate the Daily Jefferson County Union as the official city newspaper for required legal notices — Approved by voice vote; unanimous.
8) Public Works equipment purchases (Items 14a–14d) - Motions and outcomes: walk-behind pavement saw ($11,166), Skag zero-turn mower with mulching kit and canopy ($15,551.96), Craftco Model 30 crack router with dust-control kit ($22,250), and wing-plow attachment and installation for fleet truck No. 4 ($26,761) — each approved by voice vote; unanimous (five in favor). The wing-plow purchase exceeded its individual budget by $8,761 but staff presented net CIP savings across related items.
9) Adjournment - Motion to adjourn the final meeting of the 2024–25 council; approved by voice vote.
Notes on vote recording
- Where the transcript records a roll-call (claims authorization), individual names and votes are listed above. For the majority of motions the transcript records voice votes and the presiding officer confirmed passage; the meeting had five council members present for those voice votes.
