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Council approves senior center building-use agreement after extended discussion with center representatives
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The Mayville common council approved a building-use agreement for the senior center at 330 N. Walnut Street after discussing hours, storage for EMS, cleaning responsibilities and rental priority; center leaders asked for clarity on Saturdays and storage of Meals on Wheels items.
The Mayville common council on March 2026 approved a building-use agreement for the senior center at 330 North Walnut Street that sets weekday hours, clarifies storage restrictions for EMS, and establishes an annual scheduling calendar.
The agreement, negotiated with senior center representatives and city staff, specifies standard weekday hours for the center, reserves certain storage areas for emergency medical services because of confidentiality concerns, and makes the senior center available for public rental outside of posted hours on a first-come, first-served basis. "So that would be under the annual calendar," a city staff member told the senior board when asked about Saturday scheduling.
Senior center leaders raised several practical questions during the meeting, including whether cleaning duties would include bathrooms and how Meals on Wheels supplies would be handled. The senior center president said the group has 64 members—34 from Mayville—and asked whether items stored in closets could be secured for EMT use. "We're gonna take all of it everything we have in the closet that can be locked for the EMT," the president said, offering to relocate some items into a lockable closet and to use kitchen cabinets for plates and supplies.
Council members clarified that routine building cleaning and snow removal are provided by the city's Department of Public Works and parks staff, while event cleanup (putting out and putting away supplies brought by renters) is expected of the user. On liability, staff explained the agreement's standard indemnification language: if an incident occurs at a user-run event, the city is not automatically liable.
After discussion and minor clarifications about storage access and the annual calendar, Councilmember Henkel moved to approve the building-use agreement; the motion was seconded and carried on a roll-call vote with all named council members voting in favor.
The agreement now approved will take effect as written; city staff said they will continue outreach with Meals on Wheels providers about relocating supplies and will work with the senior board on the annual calendar of events.
