Common Council — Minutes

Page 1 of 2 The Common Council met in special session at City Hall in the City of Black River Falls on May 20, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. Alderpersons Gearing-Lancaster, Ammann and Peloquin were present. Alderpersons M. Rave, Busse, and Wussow attended remotely via Zoom meetings. Alderpersons E. Rave and Dougherty were excused. Mayor J. Eddy presided. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ It was moved by Alderperson Gearing-Lancaster seconded by Alderperson Peloquin to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the May 5, 2026 Common Council meeting and approve as presented. Motion carried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ CITIZENS IN ATTENDANCE There was one citizen in attendance for an agenda item. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ COMMITTEE REPORTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ It was moved by Alderperson M. Rave, seconded by Alderperson Ammann to approve the minutes of the May 13, 2026 Plan Commission meeting. Motion carried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ The Department Head monthly reports were reviewed. Department heads present were Mark Nordahl, Darryl Nelson, Jarod Mayer, Travis Brown, and Brad Chown. Cara Hart was excused. 1. The Street Superintendent reported street work on North 8 th Street is going well. 2. The City Administrator advised a television has been installed in the lobby to display advertising material for community events, and the programming will be managed by the Chamber of Commerce. He also advised the updated City website has launched and it looks good. 3. The Parks & Recreation Director advised the water supply line for the tube slide at the Hoffman Aquatic Center has a major leak. Neuman Pools has been called to inspect and potentially repair. This will not affect the pool opening, but the slide will not be in service until repaired. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ It was moved by Alderperson Ammann, seconded by Alderperson Peloquin to approve Ordinance 904 – an ordinance repealing and recreating Section 5.10(2) of the Code of Ordinances regarding fire inspections. Motion carried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ CITY OF BLACK RIVER FALLS ORDINANCE NO. 904 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND RECREATING SECTION 5.10(2) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF BLACK RIVER FALLS, JACKSON COUNTY, WISCONSIN REGARDING FIRE INSPECTIONS The Common Council of the City of Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 5.10(2) shall be created to read as follows: (2) INSPECTION DUTIES. The Fire Inspectors shall inspect all public buildings and places of employment, as defined in §101.01, Wis. Stats. 101.14 and SPS 314.01(13), within the City and participating towns for the purpose of noting and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fires. Pursuant to SPS 314.01 (13) (7), the chief of the fire department is authorized to reduce the frequency of fire inspections required under SPS 314.01(13) to at least once per calendar year, provided the interval between those inspections does not exceed fifteen (15) months. The Chief of the Fire Department may require or conduct more frequent inspections than required under this subsection. Repairs or alterations necessary to remove the hazardous condition shall be made within a reasonable time at the expense of the owner. The Inspector shall also investigate the storage and handling of explosives and flammable liquids ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ It was moved by Alderperson M. Rave, seconded by Alderperson Gearing-Lancaster to approve the Certified Survey Map submitted by Ethan Remus on behalf of April Riley for property located at 1114 Pierce Street. Motion carried. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- It was moved by Alderperson Busse, seconded by Alderperson Wussow to approve the Certified Survey Map submitted by Badger-Land Survey, LLC on behalf of PO Properties for property located at 1005 and 1007 Spruce Street. Motion carried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Page 2 of 2 It was moved by Alderperson Wussow, seconded by Alderperson Ammann to approve the vouchers for April 2026 Check #76871 - #76989 totaling $323,898.41. Motion carried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ It was moved by Alderperson Gearing-Lancaster, seconded by Alderperson Busse to approve the City Treasurer’s Report for April 2026. Motion carried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ It was moved by Alderperson Ammann, seconded by Alderperson Peloquin to approve the Revenue & Expense Report for April 2026. Motion carried. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ It was moved by Alde rperson Peloquin, seconded by Alderperson Gearing-Lancaster to adjourn. Motion carried at 6:24pm. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ A. Brad Chown City Administrator