Finance & Personnel Committee - Regular Meeting

Thursday, September 10, 2026

The Finance & Personnel Committee met briefly to discuss a concession agreement for the La Crosse Center and advanced the resolution to the full council without a recommendation.

About this meeting

Government Body
Finance & Personnel Committee
Meeting Type
Finance & Personnel Committee
Location
La Crosse, WI
Meeting Date
September 10, 2026

Transcript

8 sections

0:01 – 0:28Speaker 4

Good evening, we're gonna call to order the special meeting for finance and personnel at 6.23 p.m. Roll call, we are all here in chambers and we'll start with the new business. 26-0959, resolution approving concession agreement with La Crosse Concessionaire Corporation for La Crosse Center. Seeing no need to go into closed session. Attorney Maddie.

0:30 – 0:46Speaker 1

So the staff report identifies the purpose of this legislation. The only thing not in the staff report is that since we don't know the exact date when DMI is going to stop, the time is of the essence just to make sure we have the pieces moving forward so there's no interruption to business at the La Crosse Center.

0:49Speaker 4

Any discussion? Council Member Jansen.

0:57Speaker 3

Could you explain who makes up this concessionary group?

1:02Speaker 1

The concessionary corporation is made up of three city officers. That'd be the parks director, the city clerk, and myself.

1:11Speaker 4

Thank you. Any other questions or discussion? Council Member Calo?

1:20Speaker 2

I would like to move this to council without a recommendation.

1:28 – 1:57Speaker 4

I'll second that. Any further discussion? Motion made by council member Calo to move without recommendation second by council member Goggin. Can I have the vote? All in favor? Any opposed? That carries unanimously. That is the end of our agenda. Thank you.

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