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At a glance: Middleton council actions Jan. 20 — proclamations, contracts, ordinances and appointments
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Summary
On Jan. 20 the council adopted a winter salt week proclamation, approved consent agenda items including a Parkitecture contract amendment, approved Tyler Technologies as ERP vendor, adopted zoning changes to allow elevated decks to encroach into rear setbacks, approved committee appointments, and voted to convene a closed session to consider recruitment for the EMS chief.
The Middleton Common Council took several formal actions during its Jan. 20 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Winter Salt Week proclamation: Council adopted a proclamation designating January 2026 as "winter salt week" to promote responsible deicing and protect water resources; motion passed unanimously.
- Consent agenda: Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were approved unanimously; items 3 and 4 were pulled for separate consideration.
- Consent item 3 (Firefighters Memorial Park ADA improvements): Council approved an amendment to extend the contract term with Parkitecture Plus Planning LLC to Aug. 31, 2026 and an amount not to exceed $3,764; motion passed unanimously.
- ERP contract award: Council approved selection of Tyler Technologies as the ERP vendor (one‑time implementation/conversion $600,520; recurring annual fees $143,090).
- Ordinance amendment (zoning): By suspending rules and voting the ordinance passed that allows elevated decks to encroach into rear setbacks in residential districts within specified limits; vote unanimous.
- Committee appointments: Karla Kozlowski (Commission on Aging) and Andre Procurra (Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission) were appointed and approved unanimously.
- Closed session: The council voted to convene into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider recruitment and selection of an EMS chief; roll call was taken and the body prepared to move into closed session.
Several items (notably the FBO renewal) were deferred or sent back for additional review; the council did not finalize the FBO contract on Jan. 20.

