Ordinance 4 pm — Minutes
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ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES
Village of Whiting Municipal Center
3600 Water St. Stevens Point, WI 54481
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting convened at 4:01 p.m.
1. Roll Call. All committee members, Karen Curtis, Ben Lasecki, and Chairperson John Koutre, were
present. The committee’s volunteer word processor, Dean Curtis, was in attendance in the audience.
2. Approval of February 4, 2026 Ordinance Committee meeting minutes. Motion to approve as
submitted make by Curtis, seconded by Lasecki. Approved by unanimous vote.
• Public Comment may be permitted on the following agenda items:
3. Review and possible action regarding amendment to Ordinance Sec. 10.01, Personnel Policy
Details. After discussion and minor changes, Motion to approve and send to the Village Board for
consideration made by Curtis, seconded by Lasecki. Approved by unanimous vote.
4. Review and possible action regarding amendments to Ordinance Chapter 7, Ethics. The
committee discussed and made additional changes to the latest Chapter 7 draft. These changes will be
reflected in a subsequent draft which will be presented for review and possible action at the next
Ordinance Committee meeting.
5. Update from Committee’s Esteemed Volunteer Word Processor on village ordinance website
updating, being done in conjunction with the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Word processor, Dean Curtis
indicated he has conveyed the most recently available word files of the amended Whiting Municipal
Code to clerk-treasurer Pam Filtz. He also briefed her about the overall scope and details of the
updating project. The clerk-treasurer indicated to word processor Curtis that she will begin working on
this website updating shortly, as her schedule and other duties permit.
6. Discussion and possible action regarding development of a formal logging system, which would
document all ongoing updates made to the ordinance section of the Village website. The committee
reviewed and edited a draft of a potential logging system submitted by Chairperson Koutre. Motion to
send this revised material to the village president for completion of the logging system and eventual
implementation by the clerk-treasurer made by Koutre, seconded by Lasecki. Approved by unanimous
vote.
7. Adjournment. Motion to adjourn made by Curtis, seconded by Lasecki. Approved by unanimous
vote. Meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
Dated: March 6, 2026
Source: Village of Whiting website. First collected Oct 19, 2026.