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1 Committee-Of-The-Whole - September 01, 2026 City of Oconomowoc Committee-Of-The-Whole Meeting Minutes September 1, 2026 - 6:20 PM Aldermen Present: Lou Kowieski, Erik Jungwirth, Zachary Frankowski, Jennifer Aultman Kloth, Kevin Ellis, Karen Spiegelberg (arrived at 6:20 pm), Charles Schellpeper Absent: April Welch Also Present: Matt Rosek, Stan Riffle, Mark Frye, Gina Kozlik Mayor Rosek called the Committee-Of-The-Whole Meeting to order and appropriate meeting notice was confirmed at 6:16 PM. Closed Session - Conference Room 3 a. Closed Session - Regarding the Potential Provision of Sanitary Sewer Capacity to the Village of Lac La Belle Motion made by Ellis, seconded by Aultman Kloth to go into Closed Session pursuant to §19.85(1)(a), Wis. Stats., the closed session may be attended by the Common Council and staff. The purpose of the meeting is for 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 pursuant to §19.85(1)(e) and/or to confer with legal counsel who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted with respect to litigation in which it is likely to become involved as authorized under §19.85(1)(g), Stats. Specifically, to be discussed is the potential provision of sanitary sewer capacity to the Village of Lac La Belle. The Committee of the Whole adjourned out of Closed Session and reconvened into Open Session. Reconvene Into Open Session - Council Chambers 7:04PM Motion to reconvene into open session made by Aultman Kloth, seconded by Ellis. The motion carried unanimously. Committee Business a. Discuss Number of Terms and Term Limits for Elected Officials Ellis gave an introduction why he would like to see the Mayoral seat be three years, specifically with a two-year term not giving much time before campaigning and what that takes away from the term. He said it would not affect Mayor Rosek’s term, and it would occur after that. Aultman Kloth had similar thoughts and explained while on the campaign trail she discussed term limits for Mayor and Alderman and wanted to have a conversation about that with the Council. She also said that for 2030 redistricting they could consider a reduction to 6 districts with one alderman per district. Schellpeper indicated he supported two- year terms, not three. Spiegelberg said she has always supported three and thought four was too long and two too short. The Mayor said that the two Alderman brought this forward and they could bring back more information on structures and other municipalities. Kowieski said he submitted a draft ordinance for discussion and for him it is a package with term limits. Spiegelberg agreed that they should look at what other communities are doing and she clarified that you can technically run for both a Mayoral and Aldermanic seat at the same time. She also suggested reviewing at-large seats. Mayor Rosek said this would need to be discussed again with more definition on what is proposed in a draft with Mayoral and Aldermanic terms looked at separately. Aultman Kloth appreciated the information and discussion. Frankowski would like to focus on the Mayoral term and limits. The item discussion ended at 7:28 pm. 2 Committee-Of-The-Whole - September 01, 2026 b. Presentation on the Oconomowoc Watershed Protection Program (OWPP) Tim Reel, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations Manager, gave introduction to the work on the watershed, which is an adaptive management plan for phosphorus management. Erik Joost, Watershed Manager for the program, reviewed a PowerPoint presentation and how the program has grown and is beneficial and effective. Kowieski said it was innovative and successful program. Spiegelberg thanked Erik and appreciated the improvements after also seeing the Cottonwood Creek treatment area. Joost added that the program is a significant cost avoidance program to battle increased phosphorus. Adjourn Motion to adjourn made by Ellis and seconded by Schellpeper. Motion carried 7-0-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM. Minutes taken by Gina Kozlik, City Clerk