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Muskego council approves fire/EMS study contract, recycling ordinance and land sale; consultant to begin four-month review
Summary
Council approved a contract with Innovative Public Advisors for a fire and EMS study (approx. four months, 50% deposit), adopted Ordinance 1506 (recycling) on second reading and approved the sale of a parcel to an entity named in the record as "Muskegon House LLC" after a short closed session.
The Muskego Common Council on Dec. 2 approved several measures including hiring a consultant to conduct a fire and emergency medical services study, passing a recycling ordinance on second reading and approving the sale of a parcel of city-owned land.
Fire and EMS study: The council accepted a proposal from Innovative Public Advisors (IPA). Jess Wilds, a partner at IPA, said the firm's work would include stakeholder interviews, data analysis and a financial feasibility review; Paul Stevens, who described 35 years in the fire service, will provide subject-matter expertise. Jess said the engagement would typically take about four months; the firm requires a 50% deposit and the remaining 50% at completion. The motion accepting the proposal (Resolution 079-2025) was on the floor from a prior meeting and passed on roll call.
Recycling ordinance: The council approved Ordinance 1506, which amends Chapter 350, Article 3 of the municipal code on recycling. The ordinance passed on second reading by voice vote.
Land sale after closed session: Following a closed session authorized under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate the sale of a strip of city-owned land (Lake Access Parcel Number 8 on Little Muskego Lake), the council returned to open session and approved Resolution 080-2025 to sell the vacant land to the buyer named in the meeting record as "Muskegon House LLC." The meeting record contains the buyer name as stated at the meeting; reporters or staff should verify the buyer's official legal name in the sale documents before publication.
Administrative notes: The mayor thanked the Department of Public Works for snow-plowing and said tax bills would go out within a week; the meeting record lists the total rate on the tax bill this year as $9.93, a change from $12.05 the prior year. The council also reviewed committee minutes and discussed scheduling for a special meeting; a proposed date conflicted with municipal court and could not be finalized at the Dec. 2 meeting.
Quote: "We will conduct a really thorough stakeholder engagement," Jess Wilds said about the proposed fire/EMS study.
Ending: The council adjourned at approximately 8:08 p.m.
