Markesan finance committee offers deputy clerk-treasurer job to Jamie Meilahn

The Finance Committee of the Whole of the City of Markesan decided to offer Jamie Meilahn the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer/Police Clerk position at $19.00 per hour, with a 60-day Council Review and a start date of February 2, 2026. The committee reached the decision during a closed-session meeting held Jan. 20, 2026; the minutes record that committee members interviewed and discussed applicants for the post prior to the hire decision.

The meeting minutes note that the Committee convened into closed session on a motion by Ald. Prill seconded by Ald. Triemstra and that that motion "carried by unanimous consent." The minutes also record that Clerk/Treasurer Tamra M. Harrington and Police Chief Wiorek were dismissed from the closed session at 7:06 p.m. so the Committee could continue deliberations; the session adjourned at 7:27 p.m. The minutes state the hire terms verbatim: "After discussion, the Committee’s decision is to offer Jamie Meilahn the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer/Police Clerk position at $19.00/hour with a 60-day Council Review and to start the position February 2, 2026." The minutes do not record a separate roll-call vote on the hire by the full council.