Common Council Meeting - January 13th, 2026 — Agenda

It is possible that the members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality may be in attendance at the above-stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above-stated meeting other than the City Common Council. Common Council Agenda The Common Council will meet at the City of Nekoosa Office Location & Address: Council Chambers, 951 Market St. Nekoosa, WI 54457 Time: Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, at 7:00 P .M. This meeting can be streamed via Zoom, see the link attached: Click Here The agenda is as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Citizen Comment During the Citizens Comment period of the agenda, the council welcomes comments from any city resident on any item not on the agenda. Please know that pursuant to State law the council members cannot engage in conversation with you but may ask questions. The council may refer the item to staff, a standing committee, or a future meeting for discussion and possible action. Each person wishing to speak will have up to 10 minutes to speak , unless more time is granted by the council . If you wish to speak, we ask that you submit a card to the secretary or clerk providing your name, address, and topic for discussion. The council will also take comments from the public on agenda items as called for by the Mayor. Please note that once the City of Nekoosa Common Council begins discussion on an agenda item no further comment will be allowed from the public on that issue. 4. Approval of Previous Common Council Minutes – December 9th, 2025 5. Treasurer Report 6. Committee Reports a. Public Works i. Recommend to remove sidewalk on north side of Fairview, bid dates are open and review in March, borrowing $500,000.00 from the capital improvement account. ii. Recommend change order for SCADA project with PDF drawings for $17,423.00. iii. Recommend sending 2 to Water and Wastewater Show in Wis. Dells, February 10th and 11th, 2026 as per handbook. iv. Recommend sending 1 to Ehlers Finance Seminar, February 12th and 13th, 2026 as per handbook. v. Recommend basic general wastewater virtual class for 1 starting March 2nd as per handbook. It is possible that the members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality may be in attendance at the above-stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above-stated meeting other than the City Common Council. b. Property Recreation & Human Affairs i. Recommend new contract format and pricing for the Nekoosa Community Center. ii. Recommend grant request to the Legacy Foundation. c. Public Safety i. Discussion on open position in the Police Department. ii. Recommend accepting Fire Department resignations from Kadan Downing. iii. Recommend retirement of Luke Machon from Nekoosa Fire Department. iv. Recommend hiring Bryan Henriksen for the Fire Department. v. Recommend Police Chief attend State Police Chief Association conference February 8th – 11th, 2026 as per handbook. vi. Recommend Fire Chief and 4 fire fighters attend State Firefighters Convention March 11th – 14th, 2026 as per handbook. vii. Recommend accepting F. A. P . grant for the Fire Department for a total of $16,000.00. d. Personnel i. Discussion on employee handbook policy – 2.23 Personal Conduct & Discipline. e. Ways & Means i. Discussion and possible action on a donation to Pumpkin Fest for 2026. ii. Discussion and possible action on the clerk attending the 2026 Clerk Institute virtually from July 13th – July 17th, 2026. iii. Audit Bill List iv. License applications for Robert Lancour, David Rheinschmidt, and Robert Custer. v. Donations / Seminars / Conferences / Equipment / Meetings 7. Old Business 8. New Business a. Committee to go into CLOSED SESSION per Wi. Stat 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. i. Discuss employee resignation. b. Committee to go into OPEN SESSION pursuant to WI. Stats. 19.85 (2) to make possible recommendations from closed session. c. Police Chief Monthly Report d. Public Works Director Monthly Report e. Fire Department Monthly Report f. Community Center Monthly Report g. Airport Commission Monthly Report h. Charles & JoAnn Lester Library Monthly Report 9. Approval of Bills 10. Adjourn a. Date of Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 It is possible that the members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality may be in attendance at the above-stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above-stated meeting other than the City Common Council. Nekoosa Common Council: Dan Carlson, Mayor Alderpersons: Ward 1: Larry Krubsack & Alan Marcoux Ward 2: Michael Kumm Ward 3: Anthony Carlson & Dan Downing Ward 4: Garett Kuhn & Brad Hamilton Kallee Ferk – City Clerk Posted 01/12/2026 This meeting is recorded via Zoom and can be accessed on the city website in the Agenda and Minutes section once posted. Discussion and possible action may take place on any of the above agenda items.