Special Personnel Committee — Minutes

May 22, 2026 Personnel Committee Minutes 1 City Of Lake Geneva Personnel Committee Minutes Friday, May 22, 2026 - 10:00 AM Lake Geneva City Hall; Council Chambers Call to Order by Chairperson Powers at 10:00 am. Roll Call Present: JaNelle Powers, Sherri Ames, Joel Hoiland and Cynthia Yager. Absent: Mary Jo Fesenmaier. Others present: Mayor Todd Krause, Alderpersons Linda Frame, Brian Smith & Cathy Stoodley, Attorney Kyle Gulya, City Administrator Dave De Angelis, City Clerk Lacey L. Reynolds, Finance Director Laura Pisarcik and other interested persons. Discussion/Action involving City of Lake Geneva Government Manual Policy 101, Section 101.10 grievances referred to and under authority of the Personnel Committee, specifically grievance 26-01 (Hoiland) and Censure of Alderperson Hoiland. Consideration/Action on Resolution 26-RP1: A resolution censuring Alderperson Joel Hoiland. Motion by Yager to approve the resolution 26-RP1 censure of Alderperson Hoiland, second by Ames. Alder Hoiland spoke and objected to his censure. Discussion took place. Motion by Hoiland to dismiss #3 on the agenda, no second. Voice vote, 1-approved, 3-opposed (Ames, Yager, Powers), motion failed 1-3. Motion by Hoiland to continue agenda item 3 to no later than July 1, 2026, no second. Voice vote, 1-approved, 3-opposed (Ames, Yager, Powers), motion failed 1-3. Main motion vote — Voice vote, 3-approved, 1-opposed (Hoiland), motion carried 3- 1. Discussion/Action involving City of Lake Geneva Government Manual Policy 101, Section 101.10 grievances referred to and under authority of the Personnel Committee, specifically grievances: Motion by Hoiland to delete Chapter 1 of the Municipal Policy Manual. Discussion took place. Motion by Yager to amend and recommend Policy 101.1-10 be reviewed by the Council. Alder Hoiland objected to Alder Yager's amendment and made a motion to recommend striking 101.1-10 to the Council. Discussion continued, the clerk reread Alder Hoiland's amended motion and noted there is no second to the motion. Vote for Alder Hoiland's amendment for striking 101.1-10- Voice vote, 1-approved, 3-opposed (Ames, Yager, Powers), motion failed 1-3. The clerk reread Alder Yagers amended motion, second by Ames. Vote for Alder Yagers amendment for policy 101.1-10 to be reviewed by the Council - Voice vote, 3-approved, 1-opposed (Hoiland), motion carried 3-1. Alder Hoiland requested a date be set and added to Alder Yagers motion. Motion by Yager to amend the motion for policy 101.1-10 to be reviewed by the Council August 10, 2026, second by Ames. Alder Hoiland requested the item be sent to Council sooner than August 10th. Motion by Hoiland to amend to July 13th. There was no second and no vote was taken. Vote for Alder Yagers second amendment: 3-approved, 1-opposed (Hoiland), motion carried 3-1. 26-03 (Yager) Item a. 26-03 (Yager): Alder Hoiland made a motion to continue 26-03 and 26-04 and to review 26-02 at a date after the August 10th City Council meeting. There was no second. Attorney Gulya and Chairperson Powers noted 26-02 is not on the agenda and cannot be addressed at this time and the motion should be amended. Motion by Hoiland to continue 26-03 and 26-04 until after the Common Council has reviewed and taken action on Chapter 101 1-10. There was no second, no vote was taken and the motion failed. Motion by Hoiland to censure Alder Yager for complaints 1 & 2. There was no second, no vote was taken and the motion failed. Motion by Ames to drop the grievances, second by Powers. Discussion took place and Alder Ames was asked to clarify her motion. Discussion continued. Motion by Ames to dismiss the grievances/complaints against Alder Yager by Alder Hoiland, second by Powers. Voice vote, 3-approved, 1-opposed (Hoiland), motion carried 3-1. 26-04 (Krause) Motion by Hoiland to censure. There was no second, no vote was taken and the motion failed. Motion by Yager to dismiss complaints 26-04, second by Ames. Discussion took place. Motion by Yager to suspend the rules for Mayor Krause to speak, second by Ames. Voice vote, 3-approved, 1-opposed, motion carried 3-1. Mayor Krause spoke and discussion continued. Voice vote, 3-approved, 1-opposed (Hoiland), motion carried 3-1. May 22, 2026 Personnel Committee Minutes 2 Comments from the public limited to 5 minutes, limited to items on this agenda John Thompson, Kate Miller, Lucy Lucia spoke regarding item 3. Brian Smith spoke regarding multiple items. Joe Esposito spoke regarding public comment. Catherine Hopkinson and Sue Matthews spoke briefly. Adjournment Motion by Ames to adjourn, second by Yager. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Adjourned at 11:59 am. Lacey L. Reynolds City Clerk Approved August 3, 2026