Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Council Approvals topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Marshfield council adopts campus master plan amendment, repays cemetery advance and approves communications and paving measures
Summary
On consent and subsequent votes the council adopted ordinance 15-43 (campus master plan amendment adding ~75 parking stalls), approved a $13,916.84 repayment to the cemetery perpetual care fund, authorized a transfer to the communications department for benefit costs, and authorized special assessments for asphalt paving projects (Resolution 2026-14).
The Marshfield Common Council approved a package of routine and budget items at its meeting, including a second-reading adoption of ordinance 15-43, a repayment to the cemetery perpetual care fund, a transfer to the communications department, and final special assessments for city paving projects.
James Leevin, city planner, presented the second reading of ordinance 15-43 amending the high school and Madison Elementary campus master plan to add roughly a 75-stall parking lot on the western portion of the campus and to relocate previously approved sand volleyball courts to accommodate the lot. Leevin said plan commission recommended approval; the council voted to adopt the ordinance on second reading.
Parks and recreation director Justin Caspersen presented budget resolution 12-2026 to transfer $13,916.84 from the general fund contingency to the trust and agency account to repay an advance to the cemetery perpetual care fund. He reported the city's legal review under Wisconsin statute chapter 157 concluded perpetual care funds and investment income may only be used for cemetery maintenance; the council approved the repayment to align accounting with legal guidance.
Communications director Tom Laux presented budget resolution 15-2026, requesting a general fund transfer to cover increased employee benefit costs after the adoption of the 2026 budget. Laux said communications relies heavily on video-franchise fee revenue, which has declined, and the finance committee recommended approval; the council approved the transfer.
Civil engineer James Burton presented resolution 2026-14, the final resolution to authorize special assessments for the asphalt paving program, listing multiple alleys, streets and a basin relief sewer project. Burton said staff will hold a public information meeting (letters were sent June 25) to review the projects; the council approved the resolution.
Votes at a glance: ordinance 15-43 (approved), budget resolution 12-2026 (approved; $13,916.84 transfer), budget resolution 15-2026 (approved), resolution 2026-14 special assessments (approved).
