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Brodhead council approves cloud migration, payroll app, MOU and multiple administrative motions
Summary
At its Feb. 24 meeting, the Brodhead Common Council approved a set of operational motions including a Caselle cloud migration, MiTime timeclock app, payment and assessment for an abatement invoice, a memorandum of understanding with Crosswinds-related developers, and several procedural items; vouchers were approved with one abstention.
The Brodhead Common Council approved a package of operational and administrative actions on Feb. 24, including a move to cloud-hosted finance software, a timeclock application for payroll, payment of an abatement invoice to be assessed to the property owner if unpaid, and acceptance of a memorandum of understanding tied to developer-owned parcels.
Treasurer Miller presented options to upgrade the city’s finance platform and the council voted to accept Proposal 2 to migrate Caselle to a cloud-hosted service. Alderperson Baxter moved the cloud migration; Alderperson Burkhalter seconded and the motion passed with all ayes. Miller described initial and multi-year hosting costs and noted additional backup and desktop licensing expenses expected to increase the budget.
Council approved use of the MiTime timeclock app, which integrates with Caselle payroll and supports geocaching for remote staff; the motion to proceed was made by Alderperson Burkhalter and seconded by Alderperson Sauer. Council agreed to fund initial costs from contingency and relevant departmental budgets.
On a property-abatement matter, Chief Raupp said the city received an invoice from Schlittler for work at 603 W 2nd Ave. Council approved payment to Schlittler and directed staff to seek reimbursement from the homeowner, with any unpaid balance to be added to taxes as a special assessment (motion by Burkhalter; second by Baxter).
Council accepted a memorandum of understanding related to the Crosswinds subdivision and related commercial parcels, which Attorney Schroeder said clarifies how tax increment financing will be applied to fund infrastructure for 53 residential lots (motion by Baxter; second by Gritzmaker).
The voucher report for January was approved on a motion by Baxter and seconded by Burkhalter; a roll call showed four ayes and Alderperson Gritzmaker abstained due to being listed on payments. The council also voted to stop routinely printing consent-agenda packets unless a physical copy is requested (motion by Baxter; second by Burkhalter).
Other motions approved included posting a building-inspector RFP and directing the city attorney to send letters to three property owners who had not installed sidewalks, requiring installation by May 1, 2025 or the city will install the sidewalks and assess costs plus forfeitures.
The council scheduled a special meeting for Feb. 27 to review matters related to TID 6 and closed its regular session at 8:12 p.m.
