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Votes at a glance: Fennimore Common Council actions on March 13, 2025
Summary
A single-hour meeting produced unanimous council approval on multiple procedural and substantive items: agenda and minutes, claims and payroll, closures of TIDs 4 and 5, ordinance and personnel changes, procurement awards, and scheduling adjustments.
The Common Council of the City of Fennimore took a series of unanimous actions at its March 13, 2025 meeting. The following summarizes each motion recorded in the official minutes and the vote outcomes.
• Proof of posting and agenda: Alderperson Adam moved and Alderperson Hagen seconded to approve the proof of public posting and the agenda. Motion carried 6–0.
• Minutes (Feb. 17, 2025): Alderperson Adam moved and Alderperson Sheckler seconded to approve the prior meeting minutes. Motion carried 6–0.
• March 13 claims and payroll: Alderperson Sheckler moved and Alderperson Adam seconded to approve Council claims totaling $441,749.37 and listed gross payroll amounts for 02/21/2025 and 03/07/2025. Motion carried on roll call vote 6–0.
• Chloride variance: Alderperson Day moved and Alderperson Hagen seconded to voluntarily withdraw the chloride variance application. Motion carried 6–0.
• Ordinance review (Chapter 7): Alderperson Day moved and Alderperson Adam seconded to approve the scope of services for an ordinance review of Chapter 7. Motion carried 6–0.
• Quonset Hut RFP clarification: Town & Country Engineering requested clarification; the council asked the RFP require complete removal except for the foundation. No RFP award action was taken.
• Chapter 5 curb samples: Evan of Town & Country Engineering presented sample curbs; council scheduled a future agenda item for further details.
• Close TID 4 and TID 5: Alderperson Adam moved and Alderperson Day seconded to approve closing TIDs 4 and 5. Motion carried 6–0.
• Wage resolution revision (summer public works employee under 18): Alderperson Adam moved and Alderperson Sheckler seconded to increase the hourly rate from $12 to $13. Motion carried on roll call vote 6–0.
• GO funding reallocation: Alderperson Adam moved and Alderperson Day seconded to reallocate GO funds across named projects (see separate summary). Motion carried 6–0.
• Carpet purchase (Memorial Building): Council approved purchasing carpet tiles from Bowden Alexander for $11,494. Motion carried 6–0.
• HVAC replacement (Memorial Building): Alderperson Hagen moved and Alderperson Day seconded to accept H&N Plumbing and Heating’s bid of $137,650. Motion carried 6–0.
• Playground equipment: Alderperson Day moved and Alderperson Hagen seconded to purchase equipment from Lee Recreation for $32,155. Motion carried 6–0.
• Cancel March 17, 2025 meeting: Alderperson Day moved and Alderperson Adam seconded to cancel the March 17 meeting. Motion carried 6–0.
• Move April meeting to April 15: Alderperson Day moved and Alderperson Adam seconded to change the April meeting date to April 15, immediately following the Organizational Meeting. Motion carried 6–0.
• Ordinance 2025‑03‑13 (Chapter 1 — election inspectors): Alderperson Adam moved and Alderperson Sheckler seconded to add a range of three to seven election inspectors per election. Motion carried 6–0.
• Closed session and return: Council voted to move into closed session at 6:23 p.m. and to return to open session at 6:30 p.m.; both motions carried 6–0.
• Street Department on‑call and pay adjustment: Alderperson Adam moved and Alderperson Day seconded to forego on‑call duty and pay for the Street Department while increasing the Street Maintenance Worker pay by $1 and Superintendent pay by $1.50; motion carried 6–0.
• Hire Interviewer #2 for Street Maintenance Worker: Alderperson Adam moved and Alderperson Strack seconded to hire Interviewer #2 for the Street Maintenance Worker position. Motion carried 6–0.
• Adjournment: Alderperson Hagen moved and Alderperson Day seconded to adjourn at 6:32 p.m.; motion carried 6–0.
All votes noted above are recorded in the official meeting minutes. Where the minutes list only names and motions, this summary reproduces that record without added interpretation.
