March 10

Common Council March 10, 2026 Page 1 CITY OF OCONTO FALLS COMMON COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers – Municipal Building 500 N. Chestnut Avenue - Oconto Falls, WI. 54154 TUESDAY MARCH 10, 2026 – 6:00 pm IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 1. Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm by Mayor Clint Braun 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call Present: Aldermen: Jeff McDonald, Marty Coopman, Cathy Strom, Devin Wirtz, Ashley Bahrke and Tim Holman Also Present: Mayor Clint Braun, Administrator Peter Wills, Deputy Clerk Jenny Friedman, Brad Magnin , Beth Rank -Interim Utility Manager , Joel Lavarda , Michelle Tester , Aaron Trempe, Beth Schmidt, Kurt Wolf, Craig Kubiak with Amundsen Davis LLC, Brandon Revolinski, Dannielle Revolinski 4. Approval of Minutes – a. Common Council 02.10.26, b. Special Common Council 02.23.2026 MOTION: BAHRKE/COOPMAN Motion to approve the minutes for the – a. Common Council 02.10.26, b. Special Common Council 02.23.2026 Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED 5. Treasurer’s Report-January MOTION: BAHRKE/WIRTZ Motion to approve the Treasures Report. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED 6. Bills Payable –February MOTION: HOLMAN/STROM Motion to approve the Bills Payable as presented for February and place on file. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED 7. Reports: Written reports submitted ✓ Administrator Report ✓ Police Department Report ✓ Municipal Court Report ✓ Fire Department Report ✓ Street Department Report ✓ Building Inspector Report Common Council March 10, 2026 Page 2 ✓ Library Report MOTION: WIRTZ/MCDONALD Motion to place reports as presented on file. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED 8. OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL - Citizen in-put will be limited to 3 minutes. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 9. Committee Reports Board of Review N/A Emergency Management Committee Report-N/A Finance Committee N/A Joint Review Board N/A Library Board- 11.05.25, 01.29.26 Main Street Committee Report N/A Park & Recreation Committee Report-N/A Personnel Committee Report N/A Planning Commission Report 02.10.26 Ordinance Commission N/A Utility Commission Report 02.16.26 MOTION: BAHRKE/HOLMAN Motion to place reports on file. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED Old Business: 10. Accurate Appraisal LLC. Update on 2026 BOR/Open Book/ Walk throughs for City Accurate Assessor Dana Remien via TEAMS gave an update that as of February 5, 2026 seven hundred and seventy-one exterior property walks have been done. In-Person Open Book will be Monday, June 29, 2026, 11:00am-1:00pm. Board of Review Hearing: Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 5:00pm-7:00pm. NO ACTION TAKEN 11. Amended Comprehensive Plan Update Madison Stolen of Bay Lake Regional Plan went over briefly the cities current Comprehensive Plan. This currently from 2008 the housing data was updated in 2025 and should be able to utilized the information in updating the plan. The state has mandated that Comprehensive Plans need to be updated in every five years. NO ACTION TAKEN NEW BUSINESS Common Council March 10, 2026 Page 3 12. Community Event Application Sno Jokers Oconto Falls Memorial Day Celebrations May 23 through the 26, 2026. MOTION: BAHRKE/ COOPMAN Motion to approve the Community Event Application Sno Jokers Oconto Falls Memorial Day Celebrations May 23 through the 26, 2026. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED 13. Temporary Class B Alcohol Permit Sno Jokers Oconto Falls Memorial Day Celebrations May 23 through the 26, 2026. MOTION: BAHRKE/WIRTZ Motion to approve the of the Temporary Class B Alcohol Permit Sno Jokers Oconto Falls Memorial Day Celebrations May 23 through the 26, 2026. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED 14. Community Event Application Oconto Falls Dri Tri MOTION: HOLMAN/STROM Motion to approve the Community Event Application Oconto Falls Dri Tri with waving the parking fee. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED 15. One Year Operators Dana Wasielewski MOTION: HOLMAN/MCDONALD Motion to approve one-year operator’s license for Dana Wasielewski. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED 16. The City Council may go into closed session regarding legal consultation under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(g). Conferring with legal counsel who is giving written or oral advice about strategy to be adopted in litigation in which the governmental body is or is likely to be involved. Re: Legal Opinion, City Attorney MOTION: MCDONALD/HOLMAN Motion to go into close session at 6:19pm to discuss legal consultation under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(g). Conferring with legal counsel who is giving written or oral advice about strategy to be adopted in litigation in which the governmental body is or is likely to be involved. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED Those remaining in closed session Bahrke, Coopman, Holman, Wirtz, Strom, McDonald, Braun, Wills, Friedman, Tester, Kubiak. 17. The City Council will return to open session and may take action on matters discussed in closed session. Common Council March 10, 2026 Page 4 MOTION: HOLMAN/BAHRKE Motion to go into open session at 7:10pm. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED NO ACTION TAKEN 18. The City Council may go into closed session to deliberate or negotiate the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session pursuant to 19.85(1e) Wis. Stats. (Re: OEC Service Territory Agreement) MOTION: MCDONALD/HOLMAN Motion to go into closed session at 7:11pm to deliberate or negotiate the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session pursuant to 19.85(1e) Wis. Stats. (Re: OEC Service Territory Agreement) Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED Those remaining in closed session Bahrke, Coopman, Holman, Wirtz, Strom, McDonald, Braun, Wills, Friedman, Tester. 19. The City Council will return to open session and may take action on matter discussed in closed session. MOTION: BAHRKE/COOPMAN Motion to go into open session at 7:21pm. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED NO ACTION TAKEN 20. Adjournment Mayor Clint Braun asked if there was any further business before the meeting is adjourned. Having no further business, he declared the meeting adjourned at 7:22pm. ____________________________ City Administrator Peter Wills