Finance Committee - Regular Meeting

Monday, April 27, 2026
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About this meeting

Government Body
Finance Committee
Meeting Type
Finance Committee
Location
Appleton, WI
Meeting Date
April 27, 2026

Transcript

40 sections (from 59 segments)

0:00 – 0:110

Good afternoon. I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Finance Committee for Monday, 04/27/2026. It is 05:30 p. M. Please rise and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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All right. Roll call of membership. Let the record show that all members are present and the same as last term. We've just moved the chairs a little bit. All right. Our first order of business is approval of the minutes of our previous meeting, Item 20 six-five 48. The minutes from 04/06/2026.

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Move to approve.

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Second. Right. We have a motion and a second. Are there any updates or corrections to the last meeting minutes? Seeing none, let's go ahead and vote. All those in favor, please Woah. You guys are rolling.

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Here's where it sits down, Chair.

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We have no public hearings or appearances, so we'll move directly into our action items, the first of which is 20 six-five fifty two, electing a Vice Chair, Alder Van Zeeland.

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Thank you, chair. I'd like to nominate Sherry Hartzheim.

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Okay. And then I will backwards open

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the floor for nominations. Oh, I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry. My apologies. You are all good. Okay. So the floor is open for nominations. We don't require a second. All right. Alder Hartzheim, do you accept the nomination? Are there any other nominations? All right. So, we can vote to elect Alder Hartzheim Hartzheim chair by acclamation. All in favor say aye. Aye. All right. Congratulations, Alder Hartzheim.

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All right. Our next item of business is to set the meeting date and time, Item 2053. Any issues with the current meeting date and time of 05:30? All right. We don't have to vote on these, do we, Attorney Barron? Item 2054, designate the contact person. And that would be Director Messerschmidt. Any issues? All right. Moving on, will Alder Hartzheim, did you have a I'm waiting for you, Chair.

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Okay. Item 26S0562 elect CEA representative. So I will open the floor for nominations. Alder Hartzheim. I would like to nominate Chairman Denise Hinton. Okay. I accept. That is allowable, Attorney Barrett. All right. Are there any other nominations? All right. Seeing none, we will vote by acclamation. All in favor? Aye. Thank you all.

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All right. Item 20 six-five. To me. Item 20 now we're going to do some work. 20 49, request to approve the grant from the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Radio Grant Program. We get a motion.

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Move to approve. Second.

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All right. We have a motion and a second. Anything from staff on this? All right. Anything from up here? Alder Hartzheim.

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Thank you, Chair. I'm just curious about the MASH requirement. Is that somewhere budgeted that we're able to make that? Was presuming Presuming we've got these grant funds, so where are we seeing that come from?

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Is that a question you can answer, Director Messerschutt? Or do we need to go to PD for that? Okay. Oh, I am two. Whoops, I apologize. Thank you.

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So the local match is $9,879 which is part of their operations grant. Or operation not their operations grant sorry part of their operational budget is where they would pull those funds for.

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Okay. Thank

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you. All right. Anyone else? Seeing none, let's go ahead and vote. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. That passes five-zero. Related item 20 six-five 61, the request to approve the resolution for WISCOM interoperable radio program. Move to approve. Second. All right. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, let's go ahead and vote. All those in favor please signify by saying aye.

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Aye. That passes five-zero. Item 20 six-five 63, request to approve Wisconsin Department of Transportation FY 'twenty eight grant application. Move to approve. Second. All right. We have a motion and a second. Any comments from staff on this one?

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This is merely just to apply

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for the grant. Alder Hartzog.

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Thank you, chair. Do we have any idea at this point where that local match will come from that's rather more substantial than the previous local match?

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right. Deputy Director Newburger.

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Thank you, chair. That would come from monies that have already been identified in the capital improvement plan that were assuming that the grant would not be obtained.

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Thank you. All right. Any other questions? All right. Seeing none, we'll go ahead and vote. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. All right. That passes five-zero and good luck with the application. All right. Item 2050, request to approve Change Order one as a contract amendment to contract twenty seven-twenty six for Unit DE26, Miscellaneous Sidewalk and Concrete Street Excavation Repairs in the amount of 25,000

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Move to approve.

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Second. All right. Any questions, comments from up here? Anything from staff on this? All right. Seeing none, we'll go ahead and vote. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. That passes five-zero. 2051, request to approve Change Order one as a contract amendment to Unit X26, sewer and water reconstruction, in the amount of $20,721 for a new not to exceed contract total of $2,731,832 and an unchanged contract contingency of $60,000 Move to approve. Second. All right. We have a motion and a second. Anything from staff on this one?

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Happy to answer any questions.

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Okay. Alder Hartzong. Thank you, Sheriff. May I direct to Deputy Can Director

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you tell us just quickly, Deputy Director, what the over active lateral discharge means.

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In this case it's a lot of roof area that's creating wet spots next to the curb, the terrace, the sidewalk areas. So it's just an attempt to kind of clean that area up a little bit keep those areas from staying wet all the time.

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You. All right. Any other questions? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and vote. All those in favor please signify by saying aye. Aye. That passes five zero. In our information item, we have the budget adjustment to account for the donation for bike helmets. Anything on that? Any input? All right. Will take us to item Move to

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adjourn. Second.

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All right. All in favor?

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Aye. All

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right. That passes five-zero. We are adjourned.

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