Common Council — 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, October 14th, 2025, 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 – September 9th, 2025 5. Treasurer Report 6. Committee Reports a. Committee of the Whole i. Discussion of 2026 budget planning with departmental budgets. (See Committee of the Whole meeting minutes for further details.) b. Personnel on 09/30/2025 i. Motion by Carlson, seconded by Kumm to go into closed session pursuant to WI Stats. 19.85 (1) © to negotiate wages with the Nekoosa Public Works Union. All members voted yes. ii. Motion by Carlson, seconded by Kumm to go into open session pursuant to WI Stats. 19.85 (2) © to make possible recommendations from closed session. iii. Recommend 4% wage increase effective January 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2026. Increase uniform allowance by $150.00 a year. Recommend accepting D.P .W. hourly workers as General Teamster Union Local 662. Recommend removing summer help bullet point. iv. Motion by Carlson, seconded by Kumm to go into closed session pursuant to WI Stats. 19.85 (1) © to discuss full and part-time wages and benefits. v. Motion by Carlson, seconded by Kumm to go into open session pursuant to WI Stats. 19.85 (2) © to make possible recommendations on closed session items. 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. vi. Recommend 4% increase for full-time staff and Fire Chief’s years of service be retroactive to 1992 for vacation purposes. Increase of City Clerk vacation to 3 weeks. vii. Recommend Resolution No. 14-2025 to correct hours in WRS for the Nekoosa Fire Chief and Assistant Chief. c. Personnel on 10/07/2025 i. Committee moved to go into closed session per WI Stats. 19.85 (1) ©. Motion by Kuhn, seconded by Lytner, all voted yes. ii. Committee moved to go to open session per WI Stats. 19.85 (2) ©. Motion by Kuhn, seconded by Lytner, all voted yes. iii. Recommend accepting resignation agreement as written. iv. Discussed updates to employee handbook. d. Planning Commission i. Motion to go into closed sessions to deliberate on purchase of public property – 117 Ward Street. ii. Motion to come out of closed session to make recommendations on purchase of public property. iii. Recommendation to not purchase 117 Ward Street. iv. Discussion of Peckham Road project. e. Public Works i. Recommend Ordinance No. 640 – Recycling Regulations for adoption. ii. Recommend spending $4,435.00 on installing a speed control/flow pacing of ferric chloride for the SCADA project at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. iii. Recommend replacing 3 Variable Frequency Drives for a total of $15,091.00. iv. Discussion on closure of the joint landfill with the Town of Port Edwards and the wait on the DNR to look at the wells at the site. f. Public Safety i. Discussion with Wisconsin Rapids Fire and EMS on 2026 and 2027 contract for EMS services. ii. Discussion for ISO audit rating for the Fire Department. iii. Recommend trading current pistols to purchase 8 handguns, optics, and holsters for approximately $2,000.00 total. g. Property Recreation & Human Affairs i. Discussion with possible action on selling lot #33 (855 Brook Trout Ct.) to Tom & Larissa Savage. ii. Discussion with possible action to remove old baseball fencing from Riverside Park. iii. Discussion with possible action to set layout for west area of Riverside Cemetery. iv. Discussion with possible action on closing the Kautzer Pavillion for the winter. v. Donations / Seminars / Conferences / Equipment / Meetings h. Ways & Means i. Discussion and possible action on sponsorship for the Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Nekoosa Holiday Parade and Fireworks. ii. Discussion and possible action on advertisement in the visitor’s guide with Wisconsin Rapids Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. iii. Audit Bill List iv. License applications 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. v. Donations / Seminars / Conferences / Equipment / Meetings 7. Old Business 8. New Business a. Discussion and possible action on options for Security Health insurance plan for 2026 budget. b. Police Chief Monthly Report c. Public Works Director Monthly Report d. Fire Department Monthly Report e. Community Center Monthly Report f. Charles & JoAnn Lester Library Monthly Report 9. Approval of Bills 10. Adjourn a. Date of Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 Nekoosa Common Council: Dan Carlson, Mayor Alderpersons: Ward 1: Larry Krubsack & Alan Marcoux Ward 2: Michael Kumm & Brian Lytner Ward 3: Anthony Carlson & Dan Downing Ward 4: Garett Kuhn & Brad Hamilton Kallee Ferk – City Clerk Posted 10/10/2025 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.