Onalaska council elects Steven Knott president, approves committee appointments and banking resolution, moves to closed session over Campbell incorporation

The Onalaska Common Council unanimously elected Alder Steven Knott as council president, approved the mayor’s recommended committee and citizen appointments and adopted Resolution 13-20-25 designating the city’s public depositories during its April 15 organizational meeting. The council also voted to go into a closed session under Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) to consult with legal counsel about a petition for incorporation filed by the Town of Campbell.

Alder Steven Knott, who represents District 3, accepted the nomination and spoke about his view of local government before the roll-call vote. "There's a process. ... We bring up issues. We discuss them, sometimes vociferously, and then we have a vote," Knott said, adding he looks forward to working with the mayor and council members. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote; the mayor declared Knott the winner by a…