Wausau Finance Committee approves sole-source purchase of traffic marking paint and adopts minutes

The Wausau Finance Committee on Feb. 25, 2025 approved a sole-source purchase request for white and yellow traffic marking paint for the Department of Public Works and adopted minutes from its Feb. 11, 2025 meeting.

The actions were taken by voice vote during a brief meeting called to order at about 6:15 p.m. with a quorum present. Committee members moved and seconded the items with no substantive discussion recorded. The committee did not provide a vendor name, contract value or a procurement timeline during the meeting.

Committee member Haney moved to approve the Feb. 11, 2025 minutes; committee member Tierney seconded and the motion passed on a voice vote. The committee then considered a sole-source purchase request for white and yellow traffic marking paint for the Department of Public Works; the chair noted that “Dustin” from the Department of Public Works was present and that the committee had sole-sourced the paint the previous year. Tierney moved the sole-source request; Gisleman seconded and the motion passed on a voice vote.

A motion to adjourn by Hanke, seconded by Gisleman, was approved and the meeting ended. The transcript records no public comment, vendor identification, price information, or further staff presentation on the paint procurement.

Votes at a glance — Feb. 25, 2025 • Approval of minutes from Feb. 11, 2025 — motion by Haney; second by Tierney; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Sole-source purchase request for white and yellow traffic marking paint (Department of Public Works) — motion by Tierney; second by Gisleman; outcome: approved (voice vote).