Committee of the Whole Minutes 922025

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 6:00 PM New Holstein City Hall, 2110 Washington Street, New Holstein, WI 53061 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Council President Woelfel. ROLL CALL: Roll call was taken by Beck. Present were Gene Woelfel, Becca Mosier, Steve Abrams, Richard Snelson, Dan Watson, Paula Oakley, Kathy Schroeder, and Norm Propson. Also present, Deputy Clerk Lori Beck, City Administrator Scott Depies, Fire Chief Craig Carey, Police Chief Eric Fisher, Public Works Director Jason Meyer, Emergency Management Director Russ Thiel, Judge Kelly Sippel, Aquatic Center Director Jon Weir, City Attorney Steve Sorenson. GUESTS: Terrance Rowe, Hector Cortez, Kathy Pershing APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: A motion was made by Oakley, seconded by Schroeder, and carried to approve the agenda as presented. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Propson, seconded by Abrams, and carried to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. CITIZEN COMMENT: None. FINANCE AND PURCHASING: None. PROTECTIONS OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY: a. Chief Fisher reported for the month they had 265 incidents. Notable incidents include on August 4 we received a report of a rooster in the city, warning was issued. August 11 responded to a domestic disturbance, charges were referred. August 18 report of illegal dumping was prior to a recycle event and there was confusion on where the event was being held. August 21 a traffic stop for a vehicle traveling over 80 in a 35, citation issued. The Shop with a Cop fundraiser will be held at Korner Kitchen on September 6, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Officer Goldschmidt has resigned, his last day will be September 12, 2025. Officer Roehrborn has one week left of field training and will be sliding into Goldschmidt’s shift. The job listing to fill Goldschmidt’s position has been posted. b. Chief Carey reported the department had 12 calls for the month of August. There were 2 smoke alarms, 2 Carbon Monoxide Alarms, 2 vegetation fires, 2 Mutual Aid calls, 2 car accidents in the Town of New Holstein, 1 car accident that was canceled and 1 EMS assist. The fire department had a softball team for the St. Cloud tournament on August 8 and 9. 7 firefighters and 3 Frist Responders from New Holstein attended the Packer Game on August 23 and presented the flag. c. Emergency Management Director Thiel indicated he will be attending a workshop put on at the county on September 11. Committee of the Whole August 5, 2025 2 d. Judge Sippel indicated that for the month of August they had 14 adult defaults, 14 no contest or guilty pleas. Three citations were dismissed, and one citation has been set for pretrial. There were no juveniles for pre-trials. The trial that was scheduled for October has been resolved. CITY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: a. Director Meyer stated that in August they finished the Calumet St Road project, finished painting crosswalks. The grinding has been completed on the sidewalks in the SW section of the city. Annual waxing of the floors in the Chalet and Community Center is complete. The school district held the cross country meet in Kiwanis Park, all went well. They prepped and painted 8 soccer fields & 2 football fields. RECREATION DIRECTORS: a. Park Rental and Special Event Applications - None b. Review of Monthly Report – Director Jon Weir gave an update on the pool season for 2025. There were more people signed up this year for lessons than previous years. Attendance for the summer was normal from other years. The pool only had to be shut 3 days for the weather this summer. He shared items to consider for future maintenance/repairs that will be coming up in the next couple of years. He will work on getting quotes for those items. PERSONNEL: None OLD BUSINESS: a. A motion was made by Propson, seconded by Mosier, to approve sending to the Common Council Attorneys West and Dunn to handle the Municipal Court matters. NEW BUSINESS: None MISCELLANEOUS: None FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: None Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lori Beck Deputy Clerk