Common Council
Organizational Meeting
Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
City Hall, 31 S. Madison St., Evansville, WI
MINUTES
Mayor Decker called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present were Mayor Decker, Alderpersons Cothard, Juergens, Wyse, Hammann, Sornson, Wessels, Braunschweig, and Roberts. Staff present: Jim Beilke, City Clerk/Treasurer, and Dan Wietecha, City Administrator.
Administered the Oath of Office
The Clerk administered the Oath of Office to Ald. Jacobson, Cothard, Roberts, and Wessels.
Roll of New Council
Roll call was taken of the new Council: Present were Mayor Decker, Alderpersons Wyse, Braunschweig, Cothard, Juergens, Jacobson, Sornson, Wessels, and Roberts.
Election of Council President
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Sornson, to nominate Ald. Braunschweig as Council President. There were no other nominations.
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Sornson, to close nominations for Council President and direct the Clerk to cast a unanimous ballot. Motion carried.
Appointment of Official Newspaper
Motion by Roberts, seconded by Cothard, to appoint The Evansville Review as the City of Evansville’s official newspaper for a term of one year. Motion carried.
Waive Seven-day Notice
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Roberts, to waive the seven-day notice on aldermanic and citizen appointments. Motion carried.
Committee Aldermanic Appointments.
Motion by Juergens, seconded by Wessels, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Cothard as Chair and Ald. Braunschweig and Ald. Roberts as committee members to the Finance and Labor Relations Committee. Motion carried.
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Braunschweig to the Plan Commission. Motion carried.
Motion by Braunschweig, seconded by Cothard, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Roberts to the Plan Commission. Motion carried.
Motion by Braunschweig, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Cothard as Chair and Ald. Sornson and Ald. Jacobson as committee members to the Water & Light Committee. Motion carried.
Motion by Roberts, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Jacobson and Ald. Wessels to the Evansville Fire District Board, and Ald. Wyse and Ald. Sornson as alternates. Motion carried.
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Braunschweig as Chair and Ald. Juergens and Ald. Sornson as committee members to the Public Works Committee. Motion carried.
Motion by Braunschweig, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Juergens and Ald. Wyse as committee members to the Economic Development Committee. Motion carried.
Motion by Braunschweig, seconded by Cothard, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Juergens as Chair to the Park and Recreation Board. Motion carried.
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Braunschweig to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Roberts as Chair and Ald. Wessels and Ald. Sornson as committee members to the Public Safety Committee. Motion carried.
Motion by Braunschweig, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Jacobson and Ald. Wyse as committee members to the Redevelopment Authority. Motion carried.
Motion by Roberts, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Ald. Wessels to the Historic Preservation Commission. Motion carried.
Citizen Committee Appointments.
Motion by Juergens, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Maynerd Rauk for a 3-year term to the Plan Commission. Motion carried.
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Laurence Dobbs for a five-year term to the Board of Review. Motion carried.
Motion by Wessels, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Harlin Miller as Chair for a three-year term to the Board of Appeals. Motion carried.
Motion by Roberts, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Jerry Krueger and Jeff Farnsworth for three-year terms to the Park Board. Motion carried.
Motion by Wessels, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Dave Olson for a three-year term to the Economic Development Committee. Motion carried.
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve the Mayoral appointment of John Decker, Richard Modaff and Betsy Ahner for two-year terms to the Historic Preservation Commission. Motion carried.
Motion by Roberts, seconded by Cothard, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Betsy Ahner for a five-year term to the Redevelopment Authority. Motion carried.
Motion by Wessels, seconded by Roberts, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Janet Sperry for a five-year term to the Housing Authority. Motion carried.
Motion by Wessels, seconded by Juergens, to approve the Mayoral appointment of Kim Miller for a three-year term to the Library Board. Motion carried.
Motion by Wyse, seconded by Cothard, to approve Susan Finque as 1st alternate and Thayne Anderson as 2nd alternate to the Board of Appeals for 2007. Motion carried.
New Business.
Motion by Cothard, seconded by Braunschweig, to approve Resolution 2007-20, Reorganization of Evansville Public Benefits Committee. Motion carried.
Ald. Juergens read the first reading of Ordinance 2007-5, Amending Chapter 94 of the Municipal Code by Changing the Composition of the Plan Commission.
Motion by Braunschweig, seconded by Juergens, to approve Tower Rental and City Hall Internet Service Agreement with Litewire Internet Services, Inc. Mr. Wietecha reported the Finance Committee approved this contract pending city attorney’s approval.
Motion by Braunschweig, seconded by Roberts, to include, “subject to city attorney’s approval.” Motion carried.
The original motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Adjournment
Motion by Braunschweig, seconded by Roberts, to adjourn the meeting at 6:51 p.m. Motion carried.
Prepared by:
Jim Beilke, City Clerk/Treasurer
These minutes are not official until approved by Common Council at their next regular meeting.
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