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Votes at a glance: Waukesha council approves council president, United Way payroll deductions, licensing renewals and multiple bids
Summary
The Common Council on April 15 approved routine and consent items including election of the council president, a five‑year United Way payroll deduction renewal, a batch of license renewals (including a separately approved sidewalk café for Magellan’s), and multiple public‑works contract awards.
At its April 15 meeting the Waukesha Common Council handled a series of procedural and consent items, taking votes on council leadership, payroll deduction authorization, license renewals, and bid awards.
Key outcomes (summary of motions and results):
- Election of common council president: The council elected Ald. Alicia Helvin Slaven (recorded as Helvin Slaven in the transcript) as common council president by voice vote; the chair announced the selection at the meeting and the council recessed to regular business.
- United Way payroll deductions: The council approved a five‑year renewal authorizing United Way to participate in employee payroll deductions under Human Resources policy H‑8. The motion passed by voice/roll call and was recorded as unanimous.
- License and permit renewals: A large batch of license renewals (Class A and Class B beer and liquor retail/combination licenses, jukebox and amusement permits, sidewalk cafés and other renewals) was approved as a single motion after committee review. Magellan's sidewalk café permit was discussed separately and ultimately approved with the requirement it comply with the city sidewalk‑cafe ordinance (minimum clear width; no anchoring to the right of way). All renewals brought before council that evening passed.
- Selected liquor/bartender applications: The council approved individual bartender and new license applications acted on by the license committee, including approval of a bartender application for Destiny Lars and a Class B beer and liquor license for Mayer's Restaurant; the agenda shows the renewals and new license approvals were adopted by roll call.
- Public works and utilities bids: The council awarded multiple bids presented by public works and utility staff (all passed by roll call): • 2025 Asphalt Street Utility Repair Project to Always Contractors – low bid $203,545. • Cemetery Administration Building HVAC replacement to Hennis – low bid $92,410. • Clean Water Plant Phase 3 improvements (dryer addition and related work) to J.F. Ahern – low bid approximately $18,600,000. • Prairie Home Cemetery Autumn Garden fountain improvements to 4D Exteriors/landscapes – low bid $45,000. • Gascoyne and Peters Drive utility and street improvements to Leilawn Contractors – low bid $3,246,364.78.
All the bid awards were approved by council vote as presented by staff and the Board of Public Works.
Votes were mostly unanimous for routine and consent items. The meeting also included the previously described contested rezoning vote for Winterberry Reserve (RS‑3 PUD), which passed 12–1.
