Markesan committee offers Jamie Meilahn deputy clerk-treasurer and police clerk post at $19 an hour

The Finance Committee of the Whole in Markesan decided in closed session Jan. 20 to offer Jamie Meilahn the combined Deputy Clerk-Treasurer and Police Clerk position at $19 an hour, with a 60-day Council review and a planned start date of Feb. 2, 2026.

The committee convened at Markesan City Hall and entered closed session at 5:05 p.m. after a motion by Ald. Prill, seconded by Ald. Triemstra, that carried by unanimous consent. Clerk/Treasurer Tamra M. Harrington recorded the roll: Ald. Kazda, Ald. Abendroth, Ald. Triemstra and Ald. Prill were present; Ald. Lager, Ald. Thiem and Mayor Slate were absent. Police Chief Wiorek was listed as present and participated in the interviews before being dismissed at 7:06 p.m.

According to the committee minutes, members interviewed and discussed applicants for the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer/Police Clerk vacancy and, after deliberation in closed session, reached the decision to extend an offer to Jamie Meilahn at the wage of $19.00 per hour. The offer is subject to a 60-day Council review period and the candidate is expected to start on Feb. 2, 2026. The minutes do not record a roll-call vote on the hiring decision; they state the Committee’s decision in the closed-session record.

Earlier and later procedural motions were recorded in the minutes: a motion by Ald. Triemstra, seconded by Ald. Kazda, to adjourn the closed session and immediately adjourn the meeting carried by unanimous consent; the meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m. The minutes were signed by Clerk/Treasurer Tamra M. Harrington.

The minutes do not provide further details about candidate background, interim supervision, benefits, or whether the offer was contingent on additional checks. Those items were not specified in the record.