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City of Fox Lake Committee of the Whole Minutes April 1 , 2026 The April , 202 6 committee of the whole meeting was called to order by Mayor Tom Bednarek, at 6: 53 p.m. In attendance were A lderpersons Marcy Benz, Peter Hartzheim , Joe Horetzki , Dennis Linke and Angela Thomas . Dan Ault was absent. 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 Hartzheim to approve the minutes of the March 18 , 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 by the public in the audience . Reports of Department Heads present : DPW Superintendent Thurk stated they have been working on changing new street signs . A s well as getting ready to mow and also to snow blow. They hope to be able to get back to working on filling potholes soon. Chief Olbinski shared that the department ’s calls for service and assisting other agencies ha s increased . For March they ha d 145 calls for service and 36 traffic stops. During spring break they have been making contacts with the kids they have seen out in the community. They have handed out fishing poles from the KAMO group. City Administrator Report : Administrator Crombie shared the administrator report . There were no questions from the Council. Discussion of 2026 summer help : City Administrator Crombie stated that we have 2 issues on the horizon that he feels will require additional need for help this summer, specifically in the water department. We will need to take care of certain work at the waste water plant because the person that normally does it will be gone for around 6 weeks. There is also the need to complete the water lateral inventory. Discussion of City Hall Cleaning : Administrator Crombie stated that there is a need to have a specific person to do the janitorial work at City Hall . There has been too much work to do in the office for staff to keep up with the cleaning needs of the building. We already have money budgeted to cover these wages. Council agreed there should be a person hired for this work. Discussion of 2026 construction projects : Council d iscuss ed the 2026 construction projects on State Hwy 33 and Cty Hwy A & 2028 project on State Hwy 33. Administrator Crombie shared that they had a Construction task Force Meeting this morning. They are going to work on signs to let people know we are still open and available. Closed Session: Motion by Hartzheim , seconded by Thomas at 7:10 pm 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 acquisition of real estate. Vote in favor: Benz, Hartzheim, Horetzki, Linke and Thomas. Motion passed. Motion by Linke seconded by Hartzheim at 7:24 pm to reconvene to open session. Vote in favor: Hartzheim, Horetzki, Linke, Thomas and Benz. Motion passed. Motion by Benz, seconded by Thomas at 7:25 pm 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 city owned lots in TID 3. Vote in favor: Horetzki, Linke , Thomas , Benz and Hartzhei m . Motion passed. Motion by Linke, seconded by Hartzheim at 7:55pm to reconvene to open session. Vote in favor: Linke , Thomas , Benz, Hartzheim and Horetzki. Motion passed. With no other business to come before the C ommittee o f T he W hole, motion by Benz , seconded by Thomas , the meeting was adjourned at 7: 56 p.m.