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City of Fox Lake Committee of the Whole Minutes September 2 , 2026 The September 2 , 202 6 committee of the whole meeting was called to order by Mayor Tom Bednarek, at 6: 3 0 p.m. In attendance were A lderpersons Dan Ault, Marcy Benz, Peter Hartzheim , Joe Horetzki , Dennis Linke and Angela Thomas . Also attending were City Administrator Kelly Crombie, DPW Superintendent Christopher Thurk , Police Chief Duane Olbinski and City Clerk Jenny Quir k . Clerk certifies open meeting laws have been complied with. Approve minutes: Motion by Linke , seconded by Ault to approve the minutes of the Ju ly 1 , 202 6 co mmittee of the whole meeting as written. Motion carried with a voice vote. Public comments: The Mayor opens the meeting to public comments on agenda items or other matters. There were no comments made. Reports of Department Heads present : DPW Superintendent Thurk stated that they have been working on potholing to continue fixing the streets . The new line striper is expected tomorrow . T hat will replace the 29 year old current painter , which is broken. They are a ble to get back to mowing lawn again now that we are getting more rain. Chief Olbinski shared that he has the paperwork submitted for the radio grant. They ha ve also deployed the speed trailer, which seems to have been helpful. School is back in session again, so a reminder for people to slow down. There were 142 calls for service and 26 traffic stops. City Administrator Report : Administrator Crombie shared the administrator report . Which highlighted the Dodge County Data Center moratorium, the Sallie Tomato ribbon cutting, the Construction Task Force and the RDA Easement money. There were no questions from the council. Discussion of 2027 Budget: Administrator Crombie noted that he has been collecting budget requests and information from department heads at this time. He referred to some of the larger items that are being looked at. Discussion of founding a City of Fox Lake Recreation Department : Council will possibly discuss this at a different meeting. Discussion of municipal financing needs : Administrator Crombie wanted to discuss 2 immediate financial needs of the City. We need to refinance the Library house project loan and the existing loan for the DPW equipment into a new loan with the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. This will come before the council for formal approval. Also , the need to discuss the plan for the financing of the Cayuse Court Phase 2 project. Discussion of E-Bikes : Chief Olbinski shared information on establishing an ordinance on how to regulate the e-bikes within the community. He and Administer Crombie will work to put a draft together to bring back to the council for review. Closed Session: Motion by Benz, seconded by Thomas to adjourn to closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, specifically to discuss negotiating disposition of municipal owned lots in TID 2. Vote in favor: Benz, Hartzheim, Horetzki, Linke, Thomas and Ault. Motion passed. Motion by Linke, seconded by Ault at to reconvene to open session. Vote in favor: Hartzheim, Horetzki, Linke, Thomas, Ault and Benz. Motion passed. Motion by Hartzheim, seconded by Linke to adjourn to closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, specifically to discuss negotiating a development agreement in TID 3. Vote in favor: Horetzki, Linke, Thomas, Ault , Benz and Hartzheim. Motion passed. Motion by Thomas, seconded by Benz to reconvene to open session. Vote in favor: Linke, Thomas, Ault, Benz , Hartzheim and Horetzki. Motion passed. Motion by Ault, seconded by Benz to adjourn to closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c), considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Specifically, to discuss compensation of specific City employees. Vote in favor: Ault, Benz, Hartzheim, Horetzki, Linke and Thomas. Motion passed. Motion by Hartzheim seconded by Ault to reconvene to open session. Vote in favor: Benz, Hartzheim, Horetzki, Linke, Thomas and Ault. Motion passed. With no other business to come before the C ommittee o f T he W hole, motion by Ault , seconded by Hartzheim , carried by a voice vote, the meeting was adjourned at 7: 58 p.m.