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1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL The regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Chippewa Falls was held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Jason Hiess called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. CLERK CALLS THE ROLL Council Members present: John Monarski, Rob Kiefer, Jody Marr, Dan Dixon, Paul Nadreau, and Tim Normand. Absent was Chuck Hull. Also Present: City Attorney Sam Bach-Hanson; Finance Manager/Treasurer Lynne Bauer; Director of Public Works/Utility Manager Brandon Cesafsky; City Planner/Transit Manager Brad Hentschel; Police Chief Ryan Douglas; Fire Chief Brian Tonnancour; Library Director Joe Niese; Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Director John Jimenez; Public Administration Associates (PAA), Partner Shawn Murphy; and those on the attached sign-in sheet. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (a) Motion by Monarski/Marr to approve the minutes of the Council Meeting of May 19, 2026. All present voting aye, motion carried. (b) Motion by Monarski/Marr to approve the minutes of the Special Council Meeting of May 26, 2026. All present voting aye, motion carried. PERSONAL APPEARANCES BY CITIZENS – None PUBLIC HEARINGS – None COMMUNICATIONS – None REPORTS (a) The Board of Public Works meeting of May 25, 2026 was cancelled due to the holiday. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS in the order in which they are named in Section 2.21 of the Municipal Code The following Council Committee Reports were presented: (a) Committee #1 Revenues, Disbursements, Water, and Wastewater minutes of May 26, 2026. (b) Committee #2 Labor Negotiations, Personnel, Policy and Administration minutes of May 26, 2026. (c) Committee of the Whole minutes of May 18, 2026. APPLICATIONS (a) Motion by Nadreau/Normand to approve the conditional surrender from Karmin Thibedeau (The Brass Lantern Pub & Grill) of the Class “B”/“Class B” Intoxicating Liquor and Malt Beverage License predicated upon the granting of the license to Carmen Muenich. All present voting aye, motion carried. (b) Motion by Normand/Nadreau to approve the Alcohol Beverage License Application of Carmen Muenich for a Class “B”/“Class B” Intoxicating Liquor and Malt Beverage License for the Brass Lantern Saloon, located at 130 Fleet Street. All present voting aye, motion carried. Motion by Monarski/Kiefer to consider items (c) – (g) in one motion. All present voting aye, motion carried. Motion by Monarski/Nadreau to approve items (c) – (g) as follows: (c) Street Use Permit Application of Jasie Harrington of The Dance Space to hold a Summer Kick Off in the alley adjacent to the business located at 521 N Bridge Street in accordance with the requirements delineated by Director of Public Works Cesafsky. (d) Producer Full-Service Retail Sales Application from Dixon’s Autumn Harvest Winery for the Northern Wisconsin State Fair to be held at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, 225 Edward Street, on July 8 – 12, 2026. (e) Temporary Class “B” Beer/“Class B” Wine Alcohol Beverage License Application of the Chippewa Area History Center for the Evening in Irvine to be held at the Irvine Park Main Pavilion on June 24, 2026. 2 APPLICATIONS (continued) (f) Temporary Class “B” Beer/“Class B” Wine Alcohol Beverage License Application of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce for the Farmer Appreciation Dinner to be held at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, 225 Edward Street, on June 24, 2026. (g) Class “E” Dance and Live Music License Application from Dove Healthcare – Rutledge Home for 300 Bridgewater Avenue on August 13, 2026. All present voting aye, motion carried. PETITIONS – None MAYOR ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS - None MAYOR’S REPORT– None REPORT OF OFFICERS – None ORDINANCES (a) Motion by Nadreau/Normand to approve Ordinance #2026-07 Entitled: An Ordinance Amending the Two-Hour Parking Limit in the Parking Lot on the North Side of Spring Street Between Bridge Street and Bay Street. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Nadreau, Normand, Monarski, Kiefer, Marr, Dixon. Motion carried. (b) Motion by Nadreau/Monarski to approve Ordinance #2026-08 Entitled: An Ordinance Amending §7.09(1)(b) of the Chippewa Falls Municipal Code to Prohibit Parking on River Street and Island Street. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Nadreau, Monarski, Kiefer, Marr, Dixon, Normand. Motion carried. RESOLUTIONS - None OTHER NEW/UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) Motion by Normand/Kiefer to approve the ambulance fees and rates as proposed by the Fire Chief. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Normand, Kiefer, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Monarski. Motion carried. (b) Motion by Kiefer/Marr to approve the proposal from Rhom Construction for the Police Department lobby interior door replacement in an amount not to exceed $5,525 with funding to come from either the Police Department Scrap Account or unspent wages. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Kiefer, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Normand, Monarski. Motion carried. (c) Motion by Normand/Marr to approve the funding for replacement of the Police Department Watch Guard video system in an amount not to exceed $161,000 with funding to come from reserves with reimbursement from the 2026 borrowing proceeds. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Normand, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Monarski, Kiefer. Motion carried. (d) Motion by Kiefer/Monarski to approve the Riverfront riprap stabilization and ped/bike path improvement project in the amount of $68,880 utilizing TIF Funds. Additional discussion ensued relative to bidding and the cost of the project. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Kiefer, Monarski, Marr, Dixon. No – Nadreau, Normand. Motion carried. (e) Motion by Kiefer/Dixon to approve the RFP for Allen Park. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Kiefer, Dixon, Nadreau, Normand, Monarski, Marr. Motion carried. (f) Motion by Kiefer/Marr to approve the pay for an additional five hours per week for the Director of Public Works/Utility Manager for extra duties performed, including back pay until January 23, 2026, until the vacant Wastewater Supervisor position is filled with funding to come from unspent wages. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Kiefer, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Normand, Monarski. Motion carried. (g) Motion by Normand/Kiefer to approve the revisions to the Deputy Clerk Job Description. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Normand, Kiefer, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Monarski. Motion carried. (h) Motion by Monarski/Marr to approve the revisions to the City Administrator Job Description pending final review by the City Attorney. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Monarski, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Normand, Kiefer. Motion carried. (i) Motion by Normand/Kiefer to approve the request from Akorn Enterprises for rezoning northwest of First Avenue and State Avenue intersection from R-1B Single Family Residence District to R-2 Two-Family Residence District and proceed to schedule a public hearing. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Normand, Kiefer, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Monarski. Motion carried. 3 CLAIMS (a) Motion by Kiefer/Nadreau to approve the claims as recommended by the Claims Committee. City General Claims: $336,627.35 Authorized/Handwritten Claims: $224,284.11 Department of Public Utilities: $170,848.13 Total of Claims Presented $731,759.59 Roll Call Vote: Aye – Kiefer, Nadreau, Normand, Monarski, Marr, Dixon. Motion carried. CLOSED SESSION (a) Motion by Monarski/Kiefer to go into Closed Session under Wis. Stats. Sec. 19.85 (1)(c) for “considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility” at 7:10 pm to discuss and consider the following: i. Review video interviews, background examinations, and personal histories of semi-finalists for the position of City Administrator and narrow the pool of candidates to invite for in-person interviews or consider selecting another applicant as a semi-finalist for further consideration; to include the Mayor who will take minutes in the Closed Session, Council, City Attorney, and Shawn Murphy of PAA; may return to Open Session for possible action on Closed Session item. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Monarski, Kiefer, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Normand. Motion carried. The Council discussed the item above. Motion by Kiefer/Monarski to return to Open Session at 8:00 pm. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Kiefer, Monarski, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Normand. Motion carried. Motion by Monarski/Marr to invite the two finalists named in Closed Session and confirm participation in an interview on June 29, 2026. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Monarski, Marr, Dixon, Nadreau, Normand, Kiefer. Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Nadreau/Marr to adjourn at 8:02 pm. All present voting aye, motion carried. Submitted by: Bridget Givens, City Clerk