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Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee approves $125,000 Horicon loan, raises crossing guard pay and authorizes police hiring
Summary
On Feb. 3, 2026 the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee approved a $125,000 Horicon loan at 3.99% to fund a fire truck, station approach repair and a police vehicle; it also raised crossing guard pay to $12/hour and authorized a fourth police officer job posting.
The Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee met Feb. 3, 2026, at City Council Chambers and approved several personnel and capital actions, including accepting a $125,000 loan and raising crossing guard pay to $12.00 an hour.
Mayor Rich Slate, chairperson, opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. Committee members present included David Abendroth, Joseph Kazda, Clint Lager, Pat Prill, Adam Thiem and Dennis Treimstra. There were no citizens’ comments recorded.
Pat Prill moved, with Dennis Treimstra seconding, to approve the vouchers payable; the committee recorded the motion as carried. Later in the meeting, motions to accept department reports were carried: the committee accepted the Police Chief’s report after a motion by David Abendroth, seconded by Joseph Kazda, and accepted the Clerk’s report after a motion by Dennis Treimstra, seconded by Pat Prill.
On personnel matters, the committee approved a motion by Pat Prill, seconded by David Abendroth, to raise crossing guard wages to $12.00 an hour; that motion carried. Joseph Kazda moved and David Abendroth seconded a motion allowing the Police Chief to post a job opening for a fourth police officer “until filled”; the committee carried the motion.
The committee also approved a motion by Joseph Kazda, seconded by Dennis Treimstra, to increase the police on-call radius to 15 miles measured from Markesan; the motion was recorded as carried.
On capital financing, David Abendroth moved and Dennis Treimstra seconded a motion to accept the Horicon loan bid for $125,000 at an interest rate of 3.99 percent. The committee said the funds will be used to purchase a fire truck, repair the fire station approach and buy a police vehicle; the motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m. after Pat Prill moved and Dennis Treimstra seconded the adjournment motion.
The committee left the remote work policy item tabled until the March Finance committee meeting.
