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Votes at a glance: Portage City Common Council meeting, Oct. 23, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken on Oct. 23, 2025, by the Portage City Common Council, including audit engagement, liquor license, EMS contracts, collective bargaining agreements, and committee referrals.
The Portage City Common Council took the following recorded actions on Oct. 23, 2025. This list summarizes motions and recorded roll‑call outcomes as reflected in the meeting transcript and packet materials.
- Audit engagement: Approved the 2025 audit engagement letter with Baker Tilly (motion and roll call in favor). The packet and staff reported the engagement was vetted by the finance committee and city attorney.
- Liquor license: Approved a Class B combination license for Sarby’s Barney Stone LLC, agent Savannah Sarback, for 220 West Wisconsin Street (all recorded ayes).
- EMS contracts: Approved emergency medical services contracts extending services to nearby townships. The transcript refers to agreements with the townships identified as "Town of Mahesen" and "Marcellin" (language in the packet). Council approved the contracts by recorded vote; staff noted minor typographical corrections to contract term language would be made.
- Collective bargaining: Approved a one‑year collective bargaining agreement with the Portage Professional Police Association (01/01/2026–12/31/2026) that includes a 2% cost‑of‑living adjustment and other administrative changes, and approved a one‑year collective bargaining agreement with International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2775 (01/01/2026–12/31/2026) including a 2% wage adjustment and shift/step changes. Both agreements were approved by roll call.
- Ordinance 25‑007 (animals — chickens and ducks): The council voted to send Ordinance 25‑007 back to the Legislative & Regulatory committee (Lag & Rec) for further discussion; council members raised questions about enclosure/at‑large language and whether the permit language omitted prior restrictions.
- Resolution 25‑023 (Jones Street discontinuance): Council discussed a petition to discontinue an unused portion of Jones Street and a related resolution. The transcript records committee discussion and a motion; staff clarified state statute requirements and a statutory waiting period (next action referenced as Dec. 13). The record shows council discussion and a roll call on the discontinuance resolution; staff noted statutory procedural steps that affect the effective date.
Several consent and routine items were also approved as part of the consent agenda; roll calls appear in the transcript for those items.
