Committee recommends Zettler Design Studio contract after $1,000 donation

The Finance, Budget and Personnel Committee voted to recommend Common Council approval of a contract with Zettler Design Studio that caps compensation at $15,000 unless amended in writing. A staff member told the committee the department "received a thousand dollar donation today" from the Marshfield Community Foundation and said the donation will be accepted and placed into city accounts to help pay the contractor.

The presentation noted all work under the proposal must comply with applicable historic-preservation standards and any local, state or federal permitting requirements. After the presentation the committee called for a motion; a council member moved and another seconded. A council member asked whether the work would be funded by fundraising or city funds; the staff member replied the donation will be accepted "on her behalf, put into our accounts, and then pay the contractor." The motion carried.

The committee did not record a named mover, seconder, or a roll-call vote in the transcript; the clerk recorded the outcome as "motion carries." The item will now be forwarded as a recommendation for Common Council action.

The committee's action does not specify the remaining funding sources beyond the accepted donation; the staff explanation indicates the city will receive and disburse the gift through municipal accounts.