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Votes at a glance: Onalaska Common Council, Jan. 14, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions and outcomes from the Jan. 14 Onalaska Common Council meeting, including vouchers, financials, ordinance and a closed-session vote to negotiate property purchase.
Below are the formal actions and outcomes announced at the Onalaska Common Council meeting on Jan. 14, 2025. Where the meeting recorded roll-call responses or a chair’s announcement, that outcome is shown.
- Vouchers: Motion to approve vouchers totaling $16,578,090.92 (mover: Sean McAllister; seconder: Dan Stevens). Motion approved unanimously; council discussion noted $12.1 million of the total represented tax payments to local taxing jurisdictions and an extra payroll as reasons for the high total.
- 2024 General Fund Financials: Motion to approve the 2024 general fund financials as outlined (mover: Sean McAllister; seconder: Mike Milkey). Approved unanimously.
- 2024 OmniCenter Financials: Motion to approve 2024 OmniCenter financials as outlined (mover: Sean McAllister; seconder: Steven Knott). Approved unanimously.
- Resolution 1-2025: Motion to amend the 2025 budget and appropriate reserve funds for an internal equity and pay-plan review (mover: Sean McAllister; seconder: Diane Wolf). Approved (chair announced the motion passed 5–1). See separate article for discussion details.
- Ordinance 1805-2025 (Sign code rewrite): Motion to approve Ordinance 1805-2025 updating the city’s sign code (mover: Alder Knott; seconder: Amanda [staff]). Council discussion described this as a code overhaul with clarifications to make it more user friendly for businesses. Motion passed unanimously.
- Elhauser Road development items: Council approved a general development plan, a final implementation plan, and a preliminary plat to facilitate 12 new single-family parcels at Elhauser Road; Plan Commission conditions apply and will carry forward. Motions and seconds recorded; all three items were approved by council.
- Resolution 2-2025 (Pauline Avenue vacation): Motion to approve the final resolution to vacate and discontinue Pauline Avenue (mover: Steven Knott; seconder: Diane Wolf). Approved unanimously after public hearing; petitioner Tyler Morse spoke in favor.
- Resolution 3-2025 (Hickory Street vacation): Motion to approve the final resolution to vacate and discontinue a portion of Hickory Street to allow cemetery expansion (mover: Larry Jurasick; seconder: Mike Milkey). Approved unanimously after staff explanation.
- Closed session vote: Council voted to convene in closed session under Wisconsin statutes for deliberations/negotiations regarding the purchase of French Road property from the Onalaska School District (motion by Dan Stevens; second by Larry Jurasick). The chair called the roll and announced the council was in closed session.
