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Votes at a glance: Wausau Finance Committee, Feb. 11, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions and votes taken by the Wausau Finance Committee on Feb. 11, 2025, including minutes approval, wage rate adjustments, airport hangar engineering funding, forwarding a TID parking amendment to council, and a roll‑call vote to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(e).
The Wausau Finance Committee recorded the following formal actions at its Feb. 11 meeting:
1) Approval of minutes (Jan. 1, 2025) - Motion: Approve minutes of the previous meeting (01/01/2025). - Mover: Alder Gisselman. Second: Alder Tierney. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote. (No roll‑call tally specified in the record.)
2) Adjusted part‑time/temporary/seasonal wage rates - Motion: Approve adjusted City of Wausau part‑time, temporary and seasonal wage rates (as presented to committee). - Mover: Alder Tierney. Second: Alder Henke. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote. Staff said the change will be implemented within the existing seasonal wage line item; specific per‑hour amounts and affected headcount were not specified in the meeting record.
3) Airport hangar door engineering funding - Motion: Approve budget modification to fund engineering plans for airport hangar door/frame repairs (engineering estimate ~ $24,500–$25,000). - Mover: Alder Gisselman. Second: Alder Henke. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote. Staff indicated the engineering cost covers plans only and that construction costs will be procured via a later bid process; staff said funds would come from reserves pending 2024 closeout.
4) TID 3 — North Fourth/Franklin/MacKendoes parking improvements - Motion: Move the parking improvements/TID amendment forward to city council for separate consideration from the broader TID package. - Mover: Alder Henke. Second: Alder Gisselman. - Outcome: Motion approved; recorded as carrying with one recorded no vote (Alder Tierney recorded as voting no in committee). Staff said the YMCA provided a verbal commitment at the meeting to pay half the project cost and will provide written confirmation the following day.
5) Closed session — West Riverfront property negotiations (Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(e)) - Motion: Convene a closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(e) to deliberate or negotiate the purchase of public properties and the investing of public funds related to assembling West Riverfront properties for the relocation of the Public Works garage and pedestrian trail acquisition. - Mover: (Chair). Second: Alder Gisselman. - Outcome: Approved by roll call. During roll call, members responded in the affirmative; the chair announced the committee would reconvene in open session only if an action was required following closed deliberations. No parcel identifiers, prices or negotiating parties were disclosed in open session.
Notes: Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote, no numeric tally was provided in the public record. Where a roll call was held, the record notes affirmative roll call votes and that the committee entered closed session.
