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Sheboygan council elects Boris president, Close vice president and refers rules handbook to committee
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the Sheboygan Common Council elected Alderperson Boris as council president and Michael Close as vice president, elected Close to the Plan Commission seat, referred the council rules handbook to the committee of the whole (7–3), and adopted a resolution reactivating special committees for 2026–27.
The Sheboygan Common Council at its organizational meeting elected Alderperson Boris as council president and Michael Close as vice president, referred the proposed council rules handbook to the committee of the whole for further review and approved a resolution to reactivate special committees for the 2026–27 term.
The council began with ceremonial items including the Pledge of Allegiance, an invocation by Pastor John Putnam and a land acknowledgement read by Brett LoBello of the Sheboygan County Museum that recognized the Ho-Chunk, Potawatomi, Menominee, Oneida and Ojibwe people. The clerk administered oaths to newly elected and returning alderpersons before business began.
Alderperson Decker moved to adopt the council rules handbook but then asked that the rules receive fuller consideration by the committee of the whole. City Attorney (responding to a question about the immediate legal effect of not adopting the handbook tonight) said the municipal code governs in the absence of an adopted handbook and that the city would default to Robert's Rules of Order. The council voted 7–3 to refer the rules to the committee of the whole rather than adopt them immediately.
Nominations then proceeded for council leadership. Using the closed-ballot process the council elected Alderperson Boris as council president. The council followed the same procedure to elect Michael Close as vice president; the clerk announced Close as vice president.
The council also elected its representative to the City Plan Commission by ballot. The clerk reported six votes for Michael Close and four votes for Ryan Menzer; Michael Close was declared elected to continue on the Plan Commission.
A resolution introduced by Alderperson Decker to reactivate special committees for the 2026–27 session (recorded in the transcript as resolution number 1 26, 27) was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The mayor welcomed new and returning members, highlighted priorities including the marina project, a comprehensive plan and a zoning-code rewrite, and urged council members to engage with staff and residents as work proceeds this term. The meeting concluded with the scheduling of the next council meeting for April 27 at 6:00 p.m. and a motion to adjourn, which carried; the chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
