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Beloit council approves several ordinances, removes notarization for chicken permits and authorizes $35,000 settlement
Summary
At its meeting the council approved multiple ordinances on second reading (including zoning items and fee/permit code changes), passed an amendment removing notarization for chicken permits, approved an appointment, and authorized a $35,000 settlement of a traffic-claim after a closed session.
The Beloit City Council approved a series of routine and substantive items during its meeting. On second reading the council approved Ordinance 3897 (3010 Ford Street), Ordinance 3898 (future land use map for 1702 Harrison Avenue) and Ordinance 3894 (zoning map amendment for 1702 Harrison Avenue). The council also approved Ordinance 3903 to repeal and amend code sections related to dog park and boat launch permitting and fees.
On a separate ordinance addressing backyard chicken permits (Ordinance 3906), staff successfully proposed removing the notarization requirement from the application process; the council suspended the rules and approved the amendment by voice vote.
A proposed parking restriction ordinance for Hackett Street (Ordinance 3904) was presented by engineering with a recommendation for denial, and an attempt to suspend rules and vote failed for lack of motion; that proposal died tonight. A separate request to reduce the speed limit on Eclipse Boulevard (Ordinance 3905) was discussed, with engineering recommending a change from 30 mph to 25 mph because of new semi traffic and sight-distance concerns; the council laid that item over for further consideration.
The council confirmed one appointment: Timothy Wheaton was approved for the Police and Fire Commission. After convening in closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85 to confer with counsel, the council reconvened in open session and approved Resolution 2026-009 to settle a claim by Britney Godwin arising from a traffic accident involving a patrol vehicle for $35,000.
Where vote counts were not read into the record, the minutes record outcomes by voice vote. For ordinances and appointments where roll-call totals were not provided in the transcript, tallies are listed as not specified in the actions record.
