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Green Bay finance committee approves $25 DORA permit fee, receives animal-control staffing request
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the Green Bay Finance Committee approved adding a $25 designated outdoor refreshment-area (DORA) permit to the city fee schedule, approved the 2025 general-fund overtime report, and received a referral to explore funding for a second sworn animal-control officer.
The Green Bay Finance Committee on March 10 approved adding a $25 designated outdoor refreshment-area (DORA) permit to the city fee schedule, voted to approve the general-fund overtime report for calendar year 2025, and received a communication asking staff to explore funding for a second sworn animal-control officer at the police department.
The meeting was called to order at 4:54 p.m. and the committee completed roll call; Alder Johnson was recorded as excused, and Alders Galvin and Henfist were present. The committee first approved the meeting agenda and the minutes by voice vote.
On a communication from Alder Galvin, committee members discussed a request referred Jan. 13, 2026, asking staff to explore funding sources for a second sworn animal-control officer. Committee members said the proposal "made sense" but noted hiring for the position and identifying a funding source would be difficult; the committee voted to receive the communication and place it on file so staff can continue follow-up.
The committee then reviewed the general-fund overtime report for 2025 compared with the budget and moved to approve the report; the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
The most extensive discussion centered on adding a DORA permit to the fee schedule. Staff from the clerk’s office and the law department recommended a $25 processing fee for the permit and continued to research label options and printing costs. The clerk stated that officials were "looking at a $25 permit fee" and that "the labels are pretty expensive," and explained the plan was to charge $25 for the permit plus the actual cost of printed labels. Committee members asked whether labels would be applied to cups or cans and raised practical concerns about adhesion on warm days. The committee voted to add the designated outdoor refreshment-area permit to the fee schedule with a $25 permit fee; label printing will be charged at actual cost as staff finalizes the details.
Before adjourning, a committee member thanked Alders Galvin and Johnson for their years of service on the finance committee and council. The meeting scheduled the next session for April 14, 2026, and then adjourned.
