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At-a-glance: Key actions taken by West Bend licensing board, public works, finance committee and Common Council on June 16
Summary
On June 16 the licensing board, Board of Public Works, Finance Committee and Common Council approved multiple routine licenses and renewals, accepted two Riverwalk grant reimbursements, approved tax corrections and assorted development and administrative items; several items were forwarded or scheduled for future action.
The City of West Bend panels convened on June 16 and recorded the following formal actions and approvals. Items without detailed discussion were approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted.
Licensing Board - Approved the Licensing Board regular meeting minutes from June 2, 2025. Motion carried. - Approved grouped renewals for Class A combo liquor, Class B combo liquor, reserve Class B combo, Class B beer & liquor, Class B beer & Class C wine liquor licenses (items 2–6 on the licensing agenda). Motion carried. - Approved cigarette, tobacco and electronic vaping license renewals. Motion carried. - Approved massage license renewals. Motion carried. - Approved scrap dealer license renewals. Motion carried. - Approved amusement device license renewals with new devices. Motion carried. - Approved new secondhand article dealer license and secondhand jewelry and secondhand article renewals. Motion carried.
Board of Public Works - Approved the Board of Public Works meeting minutes for May 5, 2025. Motion carried. - Approved Resolution No. 13, accepting the City of West Bend Sewer Utility’s 2024 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR). The sewer utility reported A grades in all sections and no further response was required. Motion carried.
Finance Committee - Approved Finance Committee minutes from June 2, 2025. Motion carried. - Accepted the 2024 audit presentation from Baker Tilly (presentation only; audit issuance already reported by Baker Tilly). Motion carried. - Approved two tax-correction resolutions brought to the committee: Resolution No. 17 (correction of 2023 and 2024 taxes — SSR East LLC) and Resolution No. 18 (correction of taxes — Kettle Moraine EAA). Staff explained the errors and the resulting refunds; both resolutions carried.
Common Council (consent and consideration items) - Proclaimed July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of West Bend. Motion carried. - Adopted Resolution No. 12 honoring Fire Lieutenant Paramedic Steve Inhofe for 25 years of service. Motion carried. Lt. Inhofe spoke briefly and thanked the city. - Accepted and appropriated federal Recreational Trails Program funds of $45,000 and Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program funds of $249,000 for construction and future improvements to the downtown Riverwalk Westside (Resolutions No. 15 and 16). Funds to be transferred into the Riverwalk account and used for riprap, concrete repairs, kayak-launch improvements, wayfinding and future lighting projects; motions carried. - Approved the city administrator employment contract for Jesse Ties, with a start date of Aug. 11, 2025. Motion carried unanimously. - Approved a developer's subdivision agreement for Lakewood Farms (phase 1). Motion carried. - Approved a We Energies easement on sewer-utility controlled land to accommodate underground facilities; We Energies will record the easement. Motion carried. - Approved an offer to purchase approximately 80.94 acres in the industrial park (buyer listed under an LLC name); the purchase terms and timeline include due diligence and a required site plan by November 2025. Motion carried. - Approved a consent agenda including items 6–22 in the packet. Motion carried.
Votes and procedure notes - Most items were approved by voice vote with "aye" recorded; no roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript for these routine approvals. Where questions were raised (for example, details on tax-correction calculations or uses of Riverwalk funds), staff supplied clarifications during committee presentations.
Next steps - The Fire Station 1 replacement will return as an action item at the Common Council meeting on July 7, 2025. Design and financing work for that project will continue through the summer.
This summary lists the items recorded in the June 16 minutes and reflects motions and outcomes as stated on the record; the council and committees will publish official minutes and ordinance/resolution texts for record and further detail.
