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Committee approves routine vouchers and a string of public-safety and personnel measures
Summary
Markesan's Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee approved vouchers and several motions Feb. 3, 2026, including a $125,000 loan bid for safety equipment, a raise for crossing guards to $12/hour, approval to post for a fourth police officer, and an expanded police on-call radius.
The Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee met Feb. 3, 2026, and approved a series of routine and public-safety measures. Chairperson Rich Slate called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.; the clerk recorded attendance and the committee carried motions on vouchers, reports and a set of personnel and equipment items.
Clerk Ruch Set recorded the business as a sequence of carried motions. Key outcomes included: approval of vouchers payable; acceptance of the Police Chief and clerk reports; a motion to raise crossing guard wages to $12.00 an hour; authorization for the Police Chief to post a job opening for a fourth police officer; an increase of the police on-call limit to 15 miles from Markesan; and acceptance of a Horicon loan bid for $125,000 at 3.99% to fund public-safety purchases and repairs. The clerk recorded motions in the meeting minutes, for example: "Motion by Pat/Dennis to raise Crossing Guard wages to $12.00 an hour. Motion carried."
