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West Allis committee authorizes $4,500 grant-writing contract, notes HUD Family Self-Sufficiency award and moves to closed session
Summary
The City of West Allis committee voted to authorize the executive director to contract with Rambo America Engineering Solutions Inc. for grant-writing services up to $4,500, acknowledged a successful HUD Family Self-Sufficiency application tied to Section 8, and then moved into a closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e).
The City of West Allis committee voted to authorize the executive director to enter a contract with Rambo America Engineering Solutions Inc. for grant-writing services related to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY25 Revolving Loan Fund, for an amount not to exceed $4,500.
The committee also heard that the authority’s application for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) grant was successful; staff described the FSS work as part of the Section 8 voucher program, administered with Lutheran Social Services to help enroll participants and build escrow accounts when household earnings rise. The transcript lists the grant amount in a fragmented phrase as “95,000 and $63”; that amount was not clearly stated in the meeting record.
Minutes from the Dec. 17 meeting were approved by voice vote earlier in the session.
After the Rambo contract resolution passed by voice vote, the committee voted to convene a closed session for agenda items 5 through 8 under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) (deliberating or negotiating the investing of public funds when competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session). The roll call vote to enter closed session recorded the following responses: Wayne Clark — yes; Alderperson Keane — aye; Don Niemer — yes; Mike Suter — aye; Drew Badger — aye; Alden Weigle — aye. The meeting proceeded into closed session for the remainder of the agenda.
No further details about actions taken in closed session were recorded in the public portion of the transcript.
Votes at a glance: • Approval of minutes (Dec. 17) — outcome: approved by voice vote; mover/second not specified in transcript. • Resolution authorizing executive director to contract with Rambo America Engineering Solutions Inc. for EPA RLF grant-writing services, amount not to exceed $4,500 — outcome: approved by voice vote; mover and second: moved and seconded (names not specified). • Motion to convene closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) for agenda items 5–8 — outcome: approved by roll call (see text above).
The committee indicated the RLF grant-writing contract will allow staff to pursue U.S. EPA revolving loan funds; the HUD FSS program note reflected an informational update that staff said will continue to use Lutheran Social Services to deliver FSS services to Section 8 participants. The committee did not make additional public motions or votes on the HUD item in the recorded portion of the meeting.
The meeting record shows the committee reconvened in closed session; any subsequent public action was not included in the provided transcript.
