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Cudahy council approves salary ordinances, utility reserves, and other measures; transportation resolution passes with one dissent
Summary
The Cudahy Common Council on Dec. 6 approved four ordinances setting 2017 salaries, multiple resolutions including support for #JustFixItWI transportation funding (one member opposed), a lease extension for AT&T on the city water tower, and the 2017 meeting calendar. A temporary picnic license was approved with one abstention.
The Cudahy Common Council approved a package of ordinances, resolutions and routine items during its Dec. 6, 2016 meeting at the Cudahy Municipal Building.
On the agenda, the council passed four ordinances that set 2017 compensation and fringe benefits for city employees: Ordinance No. 2373.11 (department heads), Ordinance No. 2374.16 (certain non‑union employees), Ordinance No. 2375.4 (Police Chief), and Ordinance No. 2376.4 (Fire Chief). Alderperson Litkowiec moved the ordinances with various seconds; the roll call votes carried as recorded by the clerk.
The council approved several resolutions affecting city finances and policy. Resolution No. 7085, “A Resolution Supporting #JustFixItWI Transportation Funding in the State of Wisconsin,” passed on a roll call in which Alderpersons Moralez, Johnson, Litkowiec and St. Marie‑Boelkow voted aye and Alderperson Hollenbeck voted no. The council also approved Resolution No. 7086 to establish local sewer charge rates for 2017 and two reserve‑setting measures—Resolution No. 7087 (placing 25% of the annual sanitary sewer fund operating surplus into a restricted fund for capital equipment and main replacement) and Resolution No. 7088 (reserving 25% of the storm water utility fund annual operating surplus for future capital equipment and main replacement). Those measures passed on roll call votes as recorded.
The council approved Resolution No. 7079 to vacate and discontinue part of a public alley in the city (motion by Alderperson Hollenbeck, second by Alderperson St. Marie‑Boelkow) and Resolution No. 7084, a certified survey map affecting properties at 3618–3620 E. Grange and 3625 E. Adams (motion by Alderperson St. Marie‑Boelkow, second by Alderperson Hollenbeck). Both motions carried unanimously.
Other approved items included a lease extension for AT&T facilities on the city water tower (moved by Alderperson St. Marie‑Boelkow, second by Alderperson Johnson); the transcript records the council’s approval but does not specify lease terms or financial amounts. The council also set the 2017 Common Council meeting calendar (dates listed in the agenda) and approved a Temporary Class B picnic license for Nativity of the Lord for Feb. 18, 2017 at 3658 E. Plankinton Ave.; on that license vote, Alderpersons Moralez, Johnson, Litkowiec and St. Marie‑Boelkow voted aye and Alderperson Hollenbeck abstained.
Votes at a glance • Resolution No. 7079 (vacate/discontinue alley) — Motion: Ald. Hollenbeck; Second: Ald. St. Marie‑Boelkow; Outcome: approved (unanimous). • Resolution No. 7084 (Certified Survey Map) — Motion: Ald. St. Marie‑Boelkow; Second: Ald. Hollenbeck; Outcome: approved (unanimous). • AT&T water tower lease extension — Motion: Ald. St. Marie‑Boelkow; Second: Ald. Johnson; Outcome: approved (terms not specified in transcript). • 2017 meeting calendar — Motion: Ald. Litkowiec; Second: Ald. Hollenbeck; Outcome: approved (unanimous). • Temporary Class B picnic license (Nativity of the Lord, Feb. 18, 2017) — Motion: Ald. Moralez; Second: Ald. Johnson; Outcome: approved (Moralez, Johnson, Litkowiec, St. Marie‑Boelkow = aye; Hollenbeck = abstain). • Ordinance No. 2373.11 (department heads salaries) — Motion: Ald. Litkowiec; Second: Ald. Johnson; Outcome: approved (as recorded). • Ordinance No. 2374.16 (non‑union salaries) — Motion: Ald. Litkowiec; Second: Ald. Moralez; Outcome: approved (as recorded). • Ordinance No. 2375.4 (Police Chief salary) — Motion: Ald. Hollenbeck; Second: Ald. St. Marie‑Boelkow; Outcome: approved (as recorded). • Ordinance No. 2376.4 (Fire Chief salary) — Motion: Ald. Litkowiec; Second: Ald. Hollenbeck; Outcome: approved (as recorded). • Resolution No. 7085 (#JustFixItWI) — Motion: Ald. Moralez; Second: Ald. Litkowiec; Outcome: approved (Moralez, Johnson, Litkowiec, St. Marie‑Boelkow = aye; Hollenbeck = no). • Resolution No. 7086 (2017 local sewer charge rates) — Motion: Ald. Litkowiec; Second: Ald. Johnson; Outcome: approved (as recorded). • Resolution No. 7087 (25% sanitary sewer surplus to restricted fund) — Motion: Ald. Johnson; Second: Ald. Hollenbeck; Outcome: approved (as recorded). • Resolution No. 7088 (25% storm water surplus reserved) — Motion: Ald. Hollenbeck; Second: Ald. Johnson; Outcome: approved (as recorded).
What the record does and does not show The official transcript records motions, seconders and roll call outcomes but contains limited detail on debate or staff presentations for several items (for example, the AT&T lease extension terms are not specified). Where the transcript does not provide numeric or financial detail, the article reports that information as not specified in the record.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.; the minutes were later passed and approved on Dec. 20, 2016.
