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CITY OF SOUTH MILWAUKEE Common Council Meeting Minutes - APPROVED City Administration Building 2424 15th Avenue South Milwaukee, WI 53172 Brett Briesemeister, Mayor Alderpersons: Craig Maass (Dist 1), Eric Euteneier (Dist 1), Tim Backes (Dist 2), Michal Olechowski (Dist 2), Joe Bukowski (Dist 3/Council President), Lisa Pieper (Dist 3), David Bartoshevich (Dist 4), Peggy Clark (Dist 4) Tuesday, September 15, 2026 7:00 PM Common Council Chambers Regular Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Briesemeister called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM. 2. ROLL CALL Alderpersons present: Maass, Backes, Bukowski, Pieper, Bartoshevich, Clark, Euteneier Alderperson excused: Olechowski 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 4. AGENDA DELETIONS Items 8.C.1) Consideration of the negotiation strategies related to the second amendment to the development agreement with Scott Crawford, Inc., and 2) Consideration of a proposed agreement related to contributing funds to the relocation of the Kelly Senior Center were removed. 5. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Citizen comment period was opened at 7:02 p.m. and closed at 7:05 p.m. 6. CONSENT AGENDA – Council President The consent agenda should only include items that are considered routine. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any one Council member. Items not removed may be adopted by general consent without debate. Removed items may be taken up immediately after the consent agenda or placed later on the agenda to the discretion of the Common Council. A. Approval of minutes from the September 1, 2026 regular meeting. B. Ratification of the Schedule of Vouchers for the period July 1-31, 2026 in the amount of $2,206,745.56. C. Ratification of the Schedule of Vouchers for the period August 1-31, 2026 in the amount of $5,286,884.98. D. Consideration of application for a new Cigarette, Tobacco & Vape Products license by 7 Bridges Petro Mart LLC d/b/a 7 Bridges Petro Mart, 1715 10th Avenue, Ehab Mohany - Agent, for the period ending June 30, 2027. RESULT: Motion to approve MOVER: Bukowski SECONDER: Pieper VOTE RESULT: Passed 7-0 7. REPORTS OF THE MAYOR This item is a report from the Mayor to the public regarding recent events attended, awards and commendations, and upcoming events. No discussion or action shall take place by members of the Council unless otherwise listed below. Common Council Meeting Minutes September 15, 2026 Mayor Briesemeister reminded the Council of the Common Council training scheduled for September 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM. He also mentioned that there will not be a Commissioners banquet this year, and funds will be diverted to have a better banquet in 2027. 8. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Discussion/possible action on the following items A. Health Department 1) Consideration of the acceptance of the $25,000 reward from the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) to conduct a heat related tabletop exercise. RESULT: Motion to accept MOVER: Bukowski SECONDER: Pieper VOTE RESULT: Passed 7-0 B. Administration 1) Consideration of temporary suspension of the New Hire Guideline under the current Compensation Determination Policy, and allow the City Administrator, the Human Resources Manager and the head of the department to approve placement of new employees on the pay matrix, until October 20, 2026. RESULT: Motion to approve MOVER: Bukowski SECONDER: Pieper VOTE RESULT: Passed 7-0 2) Consideration of the City of South Milwaukee entering into an agreement with Kane Communications in an amount not to exceed $125,000 and communication support of $6,000 per month with funding from the Bucyrus Funds. RESULT: Motion to approve MOVER: Bukowski SECONDER: Clark VOTE RESULT: Passed 7-0 9. ADJOURNMENT RESULT: Motion to adjourn at 7:42 PM. MOVER: Backes SECONDER: Euteneier VOTE RESULT: Passed 7-0 Respectfully Submitted, Steven A. Braatz, Jr. City Clerk