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Marinette utilities commissions post operations manager opening and move to adjust two utility salaries
Summary
At a Feb. 2 special joint meeting, the Marinette Water and Wastewater Utilities Commissions voted to post an Operations Manager job and recorded a motion to adjust the salaries of Operations Manager Warren Howard and Business Manager Dana Weber using the city’s performance matrix and the consumer price index, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The Marinette Water and Wastewater Utilities Commissions voted Feb. 2 to post an Operations Manager position and to use the city’s performance matrix and the consumer price index (CPI) to adjust the salaries of the current Operations Manager, Warren Howard, and Business Manager Dana Weber, with changes effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The special joint meeting opened at 2:00 p.m. in Marinette City Hall council chambers. Commissioner M. Shaffer moved to approve the meeting agenda; Commissioner P. Eisenach seconded and the minutes record the motion as carried. No members of the public offered comments during the allotted public-comment period.
Commissioner K. West moved to post the Operations Manager position; Commissioner P. Eisenach seconded and the minutes record the motion as carried. Commissioners were asked to forward candidate interview questions to Commissioner K. Keller to be used during screening.
The commission then voted to enter closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c) "considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility" to discuss performance evaluation and compensation for the utilities’ Operations Manager and Business Manager. The roll call recorded seven "yes" votes and the commission entered closed session at 2:18 p.m.
After reconvening in open session at 2:32 p.m., Commissioner R. Polzin moved and Commissioner M. Shaffer seconded a motion "to use the city's performance Matrix and the consumer price index to adjust the salaries for Warren Howard and Dana Weber, with an effective date of January 1, 2026." The minutes record the motion and the effective date; a formal roll call for that motion is not recorded in the text provided.
Commissioner M. Shaffer moved to adjourn at 2:34 p.m.; Commissioner J. Zeratsky seconded and the meeting adjourned.
The actions affect staffing and pay at Marinette’s water and wastewater utilities; the commission’s next procedural steps for the hiring process and implementation of the salary adjustments were not specified in the minutes provided.
