Finance Committee - Regular Meeting

Monday, March 9, 2026
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About this meeting

Government Body
Finance Committee
Meeting Type
Finance Committee
Location
Appleton, WI
Meeting Date
March 9, 2026

Transcript

23 sections (from 31 segments)

0:00 – 0:420

Good evening, everyone. We'll call this meeting in order of the Finance Committee on Monday, 03/09/2026, at 05:30PM. Let us rise for the pledge. Roll call of membership. Let the record show that all members of the committee are present with Alder Hartzheim joining us remotely. Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting, item 20 six-two 96, 02/23/2026 meeting minutes.

0:421

Move to approve. Second.

0:43 – 1:270

All right. We have a motion and a second. Any comments, changes? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and vote. All those in favor? Aye. All right. We got five ayes. That passes five to zero. There are no public hearings or appearances tonight, so we'll move right on into action items starting with twenty six-two ninety eight. Request to approve the following 2026 budget amendment related to a Wisconsin Department of Justice law enforcement drug trafficking response grant. Move to approve. Second. All right. We have a motion and a second. Any comments or questions on this item? All right. Seeing none, we'll go ahead and vote. All those in favor? Aye.

1:28 – 1:570

Opposed? Abstentions? That passes five to zero. Twenty six-three one one request to award sole source purchase of Allen Bradley PLC equipment to Werner Electric in the amount of $25,678.40, along with the following twenty twenty five twenty twenty six budget carryover appropriations. Move to approve. Second. Alright. We have our motion and second. Are there any questions or comments on this item? Alder Hartzheim, do you have any?

2:002

I'll spare everyone the remote question that you know I'll ask.

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Alright. Thank you. All right. Last check. Anyone else? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and vote.

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All those in favor?

2:12 – 2:450

Aye. Opposed? Extensions? That passes five-zero. 20 six-three zero six requests to award the anaerobic digester inspection maintenance and improvement construction project base bid plus alternatives one and five to sorry, can't even remember how to pronounce that word Ronde Brothers Incorporated in the amount of $1,547,320 with a 10% contingency of $154,732 for a project oh, go ahead.

2:451

Oh, I was going to move to approve.

2:470

All right, we have a motion.

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Second.

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And a second. All right, are there any questions on this project item? Alder Fenton.

2:58 – 3:191

Yes, thank you. I don't know my question. Hang on, I've got to get this to So I just had a question about the I did not completely understand in the memo the reason that we selected alternatives one and five to include on that?

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Doctor. Wan, okay, thank you.

3:242

Unfortunately I'm not able to answer that question without Director Stempa here. I don't have the information available to reply. Thank you. And I kind of

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assume that and I'm trusting the judgment there and I will reach out to him separately.

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Would you like me to have him provide you an answer to that?

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Or I can just reach out to him. That's fine. Thank you. Okay. Yep.

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All right. Sounds good. Anyone else?

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Seeing none, we'll go ahead and vote. All those in favor? Aye.

3:57 – 4:090

Opposed? Abstentions? That passes five-zero. That's it for action items. We have one information item. Are there any questions on it? Move to adjourn. Second. All right. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor?

4:100

Aye. All right. That's five ayes. We're adjourned. Good night.

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