Greenfield council approves appointments, licenses, vendor agreements and vehicle intent; enters closed session

GREENFIELD, Wis. — At its Feb. 19 meeting the Greenfield Common Council confirmed appointments, approved operating and temporary licenses, authorized several vendor and maintenance agreements and took a declaration of intent to purchase replacement tandem-axle trucks. The council then voted to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e).

Votes at a glance (approved): - Reappointment: James Hudson and Troy Taronik to the Community Development Authority (term expires Feb. 19, 2029). Motion recorded and confirmed by voice/roll call; council approved. - Reappointment: Stephanie Kaczmader as alternate member of the Community Development Authority (term to expire 2028). Approved. - Operating licenses for 2024–2025 (as presented). Approved. - Temporary Class B retailers license for the Harley Owner Group for an indoor event March 1. Approved. - Ordinance amending Greenfield Municipal Code §3.12(j) relating to hotel, motel, tourist rooming house and bed-and-breakfast fees. Approved. - Maintenance covenant with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) for trees purchased with grant funds. Approved; council members noted MMSD’s cooperative role. - Product supply agreement with Ryder and Linde Gas and Equipment to purchase oxygen for the Greenfield Fire Department. Approved; staff said the new supplier offers lower annual increases (about 2–3%) compared with a prior vendor that had raised prices 20–30% since being acquired. - Licensed training-provider agreement with the American Red Cross for CPR and related certifications used by city staff and partner agencies. Approved; staff said the Red Cross platform reduces administrative burden. - Declaration of official intent to purchase four tandem-axle patrol trucks with dump bodies, plow wing and salter (order to be placed to secure delivery lead times; funding to occur in next budget/borrowing cycle). Approved; staff described supply-chain timing and expected in-service dates next spring. - Schedules of disbursements, mileage reimbursements and reinvestments (clerk noted schedules reflect distribution of collected taxes to other taxing entities, not city spending). Approved.

Procedural and context notes: the council confirmed appointees by voice and roll call with unanimous approval from the members present. Alderperson Bailey, who identified himself as a tree-commission member, spoke in support of the MMSD tree maintenance covenant and praised MMSD cooperation. For the Ryder/Linde supplier item staff said the existing vendor had been purchased by a larger firm and had increased prices substantially over recent years; the new supplier was expected to limit annual price increases to about 2–3 percent.

On the tandem-axle trucks, staff said production lead times require ordering now to get delivery next year; the council voted to authorize the declaration of intent to purchase so vehicles can be placed in the build queue and fitted after delivery, with funding to occur in the subsequent borrowing of capital equipment.

After the listed approvals, the council voted to enter closed session under Wisconsin Statutes § 19.85(1)(e) to consider purchasing public properties, investing public funds and certain personnel matters. The clerk read the statutory language and council members voted to enter closed session.