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City of Bayfield Common Council
Minutes of June 12, 2024
Call to Order – Roll Call: Mayor Dougherty called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. followed by roll call
and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Bland, Carrier, Cornelius, Fizell, and Mayor Dougherty
Staff: Harbormaster Hays, Clerk/Treasurer/Zoning Admin. Johnston, Public Works Director Weber,
Librarian Weber, and Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Weeks
Others: Tom Genz, Dale & Mary Whittaker, Marion Jonas, Erika Wolf, Laura Lima, MB, Troller
Review/Approve Agenda: Cornelius/Fizell moved to approve the agenda as presented. All ayes.
Carried.
Public Comment and Suggestions from Persons Present on Agenda Items: None.
Discussion and identification of items for future agendas:
Review/Approve the Board of Review and Common Council’s Minutes of May 14, 2024.
Fizell/Carrier moved to approve the Board of Review minutes of May 14, 2024. All ayes. Carried.
Cornelius/Fizell moved to approve the Common Council minutes of May 14, 2024, with corrections. All
ayes. Carried.
Agenda
1. Resolution No. 620 - Supporting the submittal of an application to the Wisconsin Economic
Development Corporation Community Development Investment Grant. Carrier/Cornelius
moved to approve Resolution No. 620. All ayes. Carried.
2. Ordinance No. 405 – Amendment to Chapter 370 Vehicles and Traffic, Article III Parking
Regulations. Fizell/Carrier motioned to approve Ordinance No. 405 waiving 2nd and 3rd readings. All
ayes. Carried.
3. Bayfield Farmers Market – Street Use Permit Application. Fizell/Carrier moved to approve the
Bayfield Farmers Market Street Use Permit Application in the amount of $100. All ayes. Carried.
4. Appointments/Resignations: Parks & Rec – Keith Ray, Resignation and Vydunas Tumas,
Appointment. Carrier/Bland moved to approve the resignation of Keith Ray and appointment of
Vydunas Tumas to the Parks & Recreation committee. All ayes. Carried.
5. 2025 Budget Memo, Draft Schedule, CIP Forms, Comp. Plan Monitoring Forms: Informational
only, no action taken.
6. Project Updates:
• Harbor – Bayfield City Dock Finger Pier Project
• Harbor - Underground Storage Tank Replacement Projects
• Playgrounds - East Dock Park Project
• Public Works - Manypenny Project – Street, Water & Sewer: LRIP Grant Award
(Introduction of Joel Weber – new PW Director)
• Planning - Wayfinding
• Planning - Zoning Code Rewrite
Informational only, no action taken.
7. Mayor’s Report. Keep department minutes brief and compliant. Tabling discussion on meeting
recordings.
Mayor asked for approval from Council to allow hiring committee to hire new PD applicant if
qualifications/background screening are met. Fizell/Carrier motioned to approve. All ayes. Carried.
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer interviews conducted. Asking for approval from Council to be able to hire
the most qualified candidate. Fizell/Bland motioned to approve. All ayes. Carried.
File Reports from Committees, Commission & Boards: Carrier/Cornelius motioned to place the
following on file. All ayes. Carried.
Harbor: Minutes of June 3, 2024
Library: Minutes of May 15, 2024
Police Department: May 2024 Report
Public Works: Minutes of May 13, 2024
Treasurer: Bremer Bank & Chippewa Valley Bank Authorized Account Users/Signers. Carrier/Cornelius
motioned to remove Hoopman and Ringberg as account users/signers and authorize Dougherty and
Cornelius as new account users/signers for Chippewa Valley and Bremer Banks. Johnston to remain on
all accounts. Roll call: Carrier- yes, Cornelius - yes, Fizell - yes and Bland - yes. Motion carried.
May Treasurer’s Report, Voucher Payments, Fund Summary, and Budgets. Cornelius/Fizell motioned
to approve the reports as presented. Roll call: Cornelius – yes, Fizell – yes, Bland – yes, Carrier – yes.
Motion carried.
Confirm Next meetings: July 10, Aug 14 all at 4:45 pm. Bland will be absent on July 10th.
Adjournment: 6:35p.m. Carrier motioned to adjourn.
Source: City of Bayfield website. First collected Oct 12, 2026.