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Seymour committee recommends preliminary plat, approves court fee hike and OKs 15% renovation contingency
Summary
At its June 8 meeting the Joint Committee of the Whole recommended council approval of the Behrendt Park Estates Preliminary Plat, approved a state-driven court cost increase, and recommended a 15% contingency for municipal building repairs; several routine licenses and equipment items were also cleared.
The City of Seymour Joint Committee of the Whole on June 8 recommended city council approval of the Behrendt Park Estates Preliminary Plat, approved an increase in local court costs prompted by a state fee change, and endorsed a 15% contingency for municipal building renovation work.
Steve Bieda, representing Behrendt Park Estates, presented the development plans and said the Plan Commission had already approved the preliminary plat while acknowledging drainage and traffic concerns raised at that public hearing. After questions from committee members, Alderperson Vander Heiden moved to recommend council approval of the preliminary plat; Council President Tetzlaff seconded and the motion carried. The minutes do not record a roll-call tally.
Judge Krull told the committee the proposed increase in local court costs follows state changes in court fee schedules; Council President Tetzlaff moved to approve the increase and Alderperson Hurkman seconded. The committee approved the change. The minutes attribute the need for the increase to the state but do not include a vote tally.
City Administrator Sean Hutchison asked the committee to recommend a contingency equal to 15% of the contracted amount for repairs to the municipal building, to cover any additional damage discovered during pressure washing. Alderperson Hurkman moved the recommendation; Tetzlaff seconded and the committee carried the motion. The 15% figure was specified in the minutes as the contingency amount recommended to council.
The committee also reviewed and recommended approval of the May payments (motion by Alderperson Miller; second by Krull) and recommended approval of a Temporary Class B license for the Outagamie County Fair Association (motion by Vander Heiden; second by Schaumberg). Chief Schultz reported the Police Department purchased new handguns from Kiesler Police Supply, which offered to buy back the department’s previous Glock pistols; the committee recommended declaring the Glocks excess equipment (motion by Tetzlaff; second by Krull).
Mayor Greuel and department leaders used the meeting to note upcoming event staffing: Goldcross and Seymour Ambulance coverage at the Mackville Truck and Tractor Pulls and additional police staffing for the Outagamie County Fair and other community events. City Administrator Hutchison distributed budget timelines asking departments to hold controllable line-item increases to 0% and said the Plan Commission will review the Seymour Park System Survey on June 18; the Tax Incremental District Joint Review Board will meet June 23 to review TIDs 3–5.
Votes at a glance: recommended actions recorded in the minutes include committee recommendations to approve the Behrendt Park Estates Preliminary Plat; approve the state-driven court cost increase; recommend a 15% contingency for municipal building repairs; recommend approval of May payments; recommend a Temporary Class B license for the Outagamie County Fair Association; and recommend declaring the department’s Glock handguns as excess equipment. The minutes record motions, seconders and state that motions "carried," but do not include detailed vote tallies.
The Joint Committee adjourned following routine business. The minutes were signed by Clerk-Treasurer Christy Stover. The committee’s recommendations will be considered by the full city council at a subsequent meeting.
