05.07.2026 Public Safety & Health Agenda

136 North Monroe Street Waterloo, WI 53594 Phone: (920) 478-3025 Fax: (920) 478-2021 www.waterloowi.us PUBLIC NOTICE OF A COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO Pursuant to Section 19.84 Wisconsin Statutes, notice is hereby given to the public & news media, that the following meeting will be held: COMMITTEE: PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE DATE: May 7, 2026 TIME: 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Municipal Building Police Training Room, 136 N. Monroe Street 1) CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 2) APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: 03/05/2026 3) PUBLIC COMMENT 4) UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Fire Inspectors' Fees b) Recreational Vehicles Ordinance 261-6 5) NEW BUSINESS a) New Hire for the Police Dept. b) Noise complaints for Ab E 6) BLIGHT REPORT 7) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 8) ADJOURNMENT Comnittee Members: Cummings, Zimmermann, Dom posted, e-mailed & distributed: 05/01/2026 PLEASE NOTE: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MEMBERS OF AND POSSIBLY A QUORUM OF MEMBERS OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY MAY BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE ABOVE MEETING(S) TO GATHER INFORMATION. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL BODY OTHER THAN THAT SPECIFICALLY NOTICED. ALSO, UPON REASONABLE NOTICE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH APPROPRIATE AIDS AND SERVICES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST SUCH SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES March 5%, 2026 Call to Order: The Public Safety Committee meeting was called to order by Alderperson Cummings at 6:00PM Roll Call: Committee members present — Alderperson Thomas, Griffin, Cummings, Chief Warner, Chris Hauptli (DPW) Approval of Public Safety Committee Minutes of December 4th, 2025. Motion by Alderperson Thomas to approve Prior minutes of December 4th,2025 second by Cummings, motion carried. Public Comment: None: Blight Report: Chief Warner briefed committee on current blight list. Unfinished Business: None. New Business: New Hire of Police Lieutenant Recommendation Motion Alderperson Thomas to go into Closed Session. Seconded by Cummings, Vote taken,; all voted “Yes” Committee went into Closed Session 6:04 pm 6:38 pm, Returned to Open session Montion by Alderperson Thomas to Defer new hire to special meeting on March 19%, 2026, at 5:30 pm — Seconded by Alderperson Cummings — Motion carried Future Agenda Items, Communications, and announcements: None Adjourn: Motion to Adjourn by Alderperson Griffin, second by Cummings, motion carried. 136 North Monroe Street Waterloo, WI 53594 Phone: (920) 478-3025 Fax: (920) 478-2021 www.waterloowi.us ORDINANCE #2025-16 Update §200-1 Fire Inspectors The Common Council of the City of Waterloo, Wisconsin do ordain as follows: Section 1: §200-1 Fire Inspectors A. Fire Chief to be Fire Inspector. The Fire Chief shall hold the office of Fire Inspector with power to appoint one or more Deputy Fire Inspectors, who shall perform the same duties and have the same powers as the Fire Inspector. B. Inspection duties. The Fire Inspectors shall inspect, semiannually, all public buildings and places of employment, as defined in § 101.01(11), Wis. Stats., within the City limits for the purpose of noting and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fires. 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 inflammable liquids within the City. C. Procedure. Fire inspection procedures and forms shall be developed in accordance with § 101.14, Wis. Stats., and applicable codes of the National Fire Prevention Association. D. Written record of inspections. The Chief shall keep a written record card of each property inspected which shall conform to the requirements of the State Department of Commerce and shall make the semiannual report of inspections required by said Department. E. Correction of fire hazards. When any inspection by the Fire Chief or his deputies reveals a fire hazard, the Chief or his deputies may serve a notice, in writing, upon the owner of the property giving said owner a reasonable time in which to remove the hazard. If the fire hazard is not removed within the time allowed it shall be deemed a nuisance, and the Fire Chief or his deputy may have the same removed by the City, and the cost of such removal shall be recovered in an action by the City against the owner of the property and may also be entered on the tax roll as a special charge against the property. F. Entering on premises. No person shall deny the Fire Inspector or his deputies free access to any property within the City at any reasonable time for the purpose of making fire inspections. No person shall hinder or obstruct the Fire Inspector in the performance of his duty or refuse to observe any lawful direction given by him. G. No fee shall be charged for the reinspection if the property owner brings the property into compliance. A fee of $100.00 may be charged for a second reinspection, a fee of $200.00 for a third reinspection and a fee 0f $400.00 for each subsequent reinspection for the same condition. A reinspection fee may also be charged when a city staff member, employee, or officer finds a condition that is similar to a condition which was subject to a correction order within one (1) year prior to the inspection. Reinspection fees shall be charged against the real estate upon which the reinspection was made, shall be a lien upon the real estate and shall be assessed and collected as a special charge. (1) A $50.00 fee may be charged for any inspection or reinspection when a contractor or property owner requests an inspection for permit-related work and the work is not ready at the time of the requested inspection. Failure to pay reinspection fees after notice of the fee may result in withholding future permits. (2) Any property owner or lessor receiving a fourth offense reinspection fee, for the same violation, may have the payment of the fee waived if the party or his or her representative personally meets with the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, within seven (7) days of receipt of the notice of the fee imposition. At the meeting, the Director of Planning and Development or designee and owner shall review the problems occurring at the property. Within ten (10) days of the meeting, the owner shall submit to the Director of Planning and Development, or designee, a detailed written abatement Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and publication in a manner provided by law. Acted on and adopted at a result meeting of the Common Council on ,2025. CITY OF WATERLOO Jenifer Quimby, Mayor Attest: Jeanne Ritter, City Clerk Date Adopted: Date Published: City of Waterloo, WI § 261-6. Storage of vehicles, recreational equipment and firewood. A. D. Public nuisances declared. The following are hereby declared to be public nuisances wherever they may be found within the City: (1) Any motor vehicle, truck body, tractor or trailer as enumerated in Subsections C and D below and defined in Subsection B below. (2) Any junk stored contrary to Subsection E below. (3) Any recreational equipment stored contrary to Subsection F below. (4) Any firewood used or stored contrary to Subsection G below. Definitions. The words, phrases and terms used in this section shall be interpreted as follows: DISASSEMBLED, INOPERABLE, JUNKED OR WRECKED MOTOR VEHICLE, TRUCK BODY, TRACTOR OR TRAILER — Motor vehicles, truck bodies, tractors or trailers in such state of physical or mechanical ruin as to be incapable of propulsion or being operated upon the public streets or highways. IN THE OPEN — Land which may be viewed from public streets or adjoining property. JUNK — Worn out or discarded material of little or no value, including but not limited to household appliances or parts thereof, machinery and equipment or parts thereof, vehicles or parts thereof, tools, discarded building materials or any other unsightly debris, the accumulation of which has an adverse effect upon the neighborhood or City property values, health, safety or general welfare. MOTOR VEHICLE — As defined in § 340.01(35), Wis. Stats. RECREATION EQUIPMENT — Boats, canoes, boat and utility trailers, mobile homes, campers, off-highway vehicles and snowmobiles. UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE, TRUCK BODY, TRACTOR OR TRAILER — Motor vehicles, truck bodies, tractors or trailers which do not bear lawful current license plates. Storage of inoperable vehicles. (1) Restricted. No person shall accumulate, store or allow any disassembled, inoperable, junked or wrecked motor vehicles, truck bodies, tractors or trailers in the open upon any public or private property in the City for a period exceeding 10 days. (2) Exceptions. (a) Any business engaged in automotive sales or repair located in a properly zoned district may retain no more than three disassembled or wrecked vehicles, including vehicles under repair, in the open for a period not to exceed 30 days, after which such vehicles shall be removed. (b) Subsection C(1) shall not apply to junkyards licensed under Chapter 230 of this Code. Storage of unlicensed vehicles. Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/WA2248 on 2025-09-25 City of Waterloo, WI §261-6 §261-6 (1) Restricted. No person shall accumulate, store or allow any unlicensed motor vehicle, truck body, tractor or trailer in the open upon any public or private property in the City for a period exceeding 10 days. (2) Exceptions. (a) Subsection D(1) shall not apply to any business engaged in the sale, repair or storage of such unlicensed vehicles in a properly zoned district. (b) Garden tractors and mowers may be stored in the rear yard not less than 10 feet from any property line. E. Storage of junk prohibited. No person, except a junk dealer licensed under Chapter 230 of this Code, shall accumulate, store or allow any junk outside of any building on any public or private real estate located in the City. F. Storage of recreational equipment regulated. No person shall store any recreational equipment on any street right-of-way or within the front setback, including the driveway, for more than 48 hours out of a seventy-two-hour period. [Amended 9-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-18] G. Storage of firewood. (1) Regulated. No person shall store firewood on any residential premises except for use on the premises. No firewood pile may be located within the front setback. (2) Exception. Any firewood pile located contrary to the provisions of Subsection G(1) above on the effective date of this subsection need not be moved to a place of compliance until June 1, 1988. H. Issuance of citation; action to abate. Whenever the Building Inspector or the Police Chief shall find any such vehicle, junk or recreational equipment, as defined in Subsection B above, accumulated, stored or remaining in the open upon any property within the City contrary to the provisions of Subsections C, D, E and F above, or firewood stored contrary to Subsection G above, he shall notify the owner of said property on which such vehicle, junk, recreation equipment or firewood is located of the violation of this section. If such vehicle, junk, recreational equipment or firewood is not removed within 10 days, the Police Chief shall cause a citation to be issued to the property owner or the occupant of the property upon which such vehicle, junk, recreational equipment or firewood is located. In addition, action to abate such nuisance may be commenced, as provided in § 261-7 of this chapter. 1. Penalty. Any person who shall be adjudicated to have violated any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-4 of this Code plus the costs of said prosecution and, upon default of payment of such forfeiture and costs, shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not to exceed 10 days. Each day that a violation of this section continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/WA2248 on 2025-09-25