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Wausau finance committee approves routine contracts, budget modification and $1 lease extension
Summary
The committee approved minutes, the Wausau Waterworks pilot payment, animal impoundment and held‑for‑cause agreements with the Marathon County Humane Society, an NG911 joint powers agreement, a legal‑department budget modification and a lease extension with Church of the Resurrection (rent $1).
The Wausau Finance Committee on Nov. 25 approved a set of routine items by voice votes.
Key approvals included:
- Approval of prior minutes (Oct. 28 and Nov. 11, 2025). - Approval of the 2025 property tax equivalent (pilot payment) from Wausau Waterworks; staff said the amount equals prior years’ payments. - Formal approval of an animal impoundment services agreement and a two‑year municipality held‑for‑cause services agreement with the Marathon County Humane Society covering Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2027. - Approval of a joint powers agreement with Marathon County related to the NG911 system. - Approval of a budget modification for the legal department to cover escalating legal expenses; the committee approved a second modification this year. - Approval of a lease extension with the Church of the Resurrection for a parcel that will remain green space; committee members confirmed the annual rent will remain $1 and the city attorney noted the lease automatically renews unless terminated with 30 days’ notice.
All the above motions were approved by voice vote with no roll call recorded; where recorded motions were moved by Alder Watson and seconded by other members as noted in the minutes.
