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Votes at a glance: Neenah council approves committee recommendations, equipment purchases and staffing steps
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting the Neenah Common Council approved appointments, purchases of vehicles and equipment, policy and budget transfers, and staffing decisions, largely by unanimous or recorded votes.
The Neenah Common Council on Dec. 18 approved a package of routine and committee-recommended items, including board appointments, equipment purchases, policy clarifications and staffing authorizations. Most measures passed unanimously or by recorded vote.
Notable approvals included appointments to advisory boards, purchases of municipal vehicles and refuse equipment, a storm-sewer annexation fee policy, IT security equipment funded by a state grant, and a joint purchase of ballistic gear using ARPA funds.
Council action highlights:
- Mayor’s appointments: Ben Zemba, Bob Gillespie, Robert Wedge and Christine Randu were appointed to the Business Improvement District Board (three-year terms expiring December 2027). David Rouse was appointed to the Sustainable Neenah Committee (two-year term expiring December 2026). Appointments were approved by unanimous consent.
- Consent agenda: Temporary retail license for the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass and Art (Art After Dark) and a change of agent for QuikTrip were approved by unanimous consent.
- Public Services & Safety committee items (approved): Policy 2024-1 (storm sewer fee policy for annexing properties); purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet Trax 1LS from Bergstrom Chevrolet, $20,698, for an inspection/assessor vehicle; purchase of a 2024 New Way Cobra refuse truck from EnviroTech, $244,692 plus up to $2,000 accessories; purchase of a 2024 New Way Sidewinder ASL truck from EnviroTech, $379,887 plus up to $2,000 accessories; and preliminary resolution 2024-23 for sanitary lateral and water service work on Caroline, Douglas, Elm and Hickory.
- Board of Public Works: Approved an agreement with Directional Drilling Services Inc. to perform fiber work to connect Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington Park and a traffic cabinet to the city network, not to exceed $65,000, funded from ARPA and information systems capital funds.
- Finance & Personnel: Approved a $55,000 budget transfer from the city attorney’s outside legal services account to the liability insurance fund; approved using a State and Local Cybersecurity Grant award to implement a multi-factor authentication solution at a cost not to exceed $27,042; and approved filling three firefighter positions (no earlier than March 10, 2025) and replacing the assistant chief of training no earlier than March 17, 2025 if overlap fits the budget.
- Joint Neenah-Menasha action: Approved purchase of ballistic gear using $35,560 from Neenah ARPA funds and $19,440 from Menasha ARPA interest; council recorded the vote 8-0.
Most purchases and committee recommendations were approved by recorded council votes; individual motions were presented by committee chairs and carried by majorities recorded on the council’s voting devices. Specific funding sources were recorded where noted in committee reports (for example, capital equipment funds and ARPA funds).
