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Committee approves $963,736.18 in claims, unanimously appoints Joe Stribel
Summary
A Common Council committee approved April claims totaling $963,736.18 — including a $99,774.40 We Energies EMT payment — and moved to appoint Joe Stribel; all motions passed unanimously.
A Common Council committee on April 29 approved a slate of city claims totaling $963,736.18 and unanimously appointed Joe Stribel to a committee position.
The committee voted to approve water utility claims of $40,196.56, sewer utility claims of $52,861.43 and general city claims of $870,678.19, the latter of which includes a We Energies EMT payment of $99,774.40. The committee moved and seconded the measure and approved it by voice vote.
Chair Dennis called for and recorded votes on procedural items including approval of the April 14, 2026 minutes. A motion to approve the minutes passed unanimously.
A member nominated Joe Stribel for appointment. The committee approved the nomination by voice vote; the motion carried unanimously.
City Attorney Mark Bump was asked to brief the public about a related program and to circulate the first three pages of a PDF to committee members for sharing. The committee also heard from a staff member about departmental changes tied to the program (see separate item).
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:10–6:11 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (04/14/2026): approved, voice vote, unanimous. - Approval of claims (04/29/2026): approved, voice vote, unanimous. Totals — water: $40,196.56; sewer: $52,861.43; general: $870,678.19 (includes We Energies EMT payment of $99,774.40). Combined total: $963,736.18. - Appointment of Joe Stribel: approved, voice vote, unanimous.
No individual vote tallies by member name were recorded in the transcript; outcomes were announced as unanimous voice votes.
