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Votes at a glance: Portage council approves taxi, EMS contracts, appointments and personnel actions
Summary
The Portage Common Council approved minutes, consent agenda items including a Park & Rec appointment, a taxi contract and lease with Go Right Way, an EMS contract with Pardeeville, a surplus sale of a K‑9 vehicle, an EAA ground lease, several personnel actions and a move into closed session on a police compensation matter.
At its recent meeting the Portage Common Council took formal action on multiple agenda items. Key votes and outcomes are listed below as recorded in the meeting minutes.
• Approval of minutes (10/23/2025) — Motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded unanimous approval.
• Consent agenda and appointment — Consent agenda approved; Kelsey Wilcox appointed to Park and Recreation Board (mover: council member recorded as moving the appointment; second recorded in the minutes).
• Claims — Council approved $905,209 in claims.
• Resolution 25‑026 (taxi contract for 2026) — Council approved the contract recommended by the finance committee; mover Alderson; second Rohrbeck; outcome: approved. Staff and the vendor will finalize operational details ahead of the transition.
• Resolution 25‑027 (lease agreement with Go Right Way Transportation) — Approved; council asked for attorney review to confirm insurance and maintenance clauses.
• Surplus property — Authorized sale of a 2015 Ford Explorer formerly used as a K‑9 vehicle to a training facility for $1,000; motion passed.
• EAA Chapter ground lease (Portage Municipal Airport) — Approved a 10‑year ground lease for EAA Chapter 371 based on service hours (60 hours/year) rather than rent; council recorded approval by roll call.
• EMS contract with Village of Pardeeville — Approved a contract (presentation discussed $300,000 per year as the initial figure), with staff directed to monitor operational impacts and ambulance rotation.
• Change of meeting date — Council approved moving the regular meeting date during Thanksgiving week to Monday.
• Human resources and personnel matters — Approved the police officer-in-charge job description and reclassified the police lieutenant position from non‑exempt to exempt status; council then voted to convene in closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c) to discuss compensation and performance data for the lieutenant.
Votes were taken by roll call for items requiring formal action; the meeting record shows the motions were seconded and passed unless noted otherwise. Where the minutes record only the motion and roll-call 'Aye' statements, the meeting transcript was taken as the official record of passage.
