Special Council Meeting — Minutes

Common Council Minutes – April 22, 2026 Clerk’s Initials _________ CITY OF SHULLSBURG COMMON COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 22, 2026 A special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shullsburg was held April 22, 2026 in the Community Room of the Shullsburg Community Townsend Center, 190 N. Judgement Street, Shullsburg, Wisconsin. Mayor Dan Morrissey called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Notice of the meeting was posted at the Townsend Center, Shullsburg Post Office and Turpin’s Home Town Grocery. Roll Call- Cheryl Mulcahy, Emmett Reilly, Duane Wedige, Griffin Wiegel – Present; Others present- Tyson Morrissey and Janelle Schumacher. Museum Content Restoration & Storage – The Council reviewed a spreadsheet provided by CRDN with museum items that had been sent to an art conservator for further review. CRDN was requesting input from the Council regarding moving forward with further restoration of the items. Motion by Wedige second by Reilly to approve accepting the remaining museum contents that have been cleaned, but to not require further restoration, and request total loss funds for those items as well as request the items be returned. All aye, motion carried. Further discussion was held regarding the storage of the items when they are returned before the new building is finished. CRDN provided an estimate of $4,614 per month to store the contents in their facility through November 30, 2026. Morrissey suggests using the city garage since the new cold storage building will be completed and some equipment will be moved from the city garage to the cold storage; this will free up space at the garage for some contents. Additional storage may be available at the school and Morrissey will check with the school administration on that. Motion by Reilly second by Wedige to approve having the museum contents delivered back to the city garage during the week of May 18th. All aye, motion carried. Room Tax Ordinance – The Council discussed a draft of a room tax ordinance to implement a tax on short term rentals. The ordinance would create a Tourism Commission to manage the funds received through the room tax. The Council discussed having a 5-person commission consist of either the mayor or alderperson chair, one person representing property owners, one local business owner and two citizens. Morrissey recommends moving forward with implementing a 6% room tax. Motion by Reilly second by Mulcahy to approve moving forward with finalizing the room tax ordinance and the creation of a Tourism Commission. Wedige opposed, all others aye, motion carried. Resolution to Amend the Budget and Approve a Designated Fund Balance – The Council reviewed the budget amendments and designated fund balance and discussed reducing the amount of funds that money is designated into. This would result in having one outlay account per department being used by the designated fund balance. Schumacher recommends moving forward with the designated fund balance as presented to allow the 2025 audit to be completed, and the fund balance spreadsheet can reflect the changes for next year. Motion by Reilly second by Wedige to approve Resolution 2026-05 authorizing the submission of an application for EDA program grant funds to the EDA. All aye, motion carried. Shullsburg Market Special Event Application – Tyson Morrissey, representing Advance Shullsburg, addressed the Council about the market and requested to hold the events as had been done in the past. Motion by Wedige second by Wiegel to approve the Shullsburg Market special event application submitted by Advance Shullsburg for June 20, July 18, August 15 and September 29, 2026. All aye, motion carried. Car Show Special Event Application – Tyson Morrissey also addressed the Council regarding the annual car show, which will be held for the 10th year this year and they will add an Elvis Impersonator this year, but other details should remain the same. Motion by Mulcahy second by Wedige to approve the Car Show special event application submitted by Advance Shullsburg for June 6, 2026. All aye, motion carried. Appointment of Standing Committees– Mayor Morrissey provided the Council with his Committee appointments as follows: Park Committee-Cheryl Mulcahy- Chair, Duane Wedige, Griffin Wiegel; Police Committee – Griffin Wiegel-Chair, Cheryl Mulcahy, Emmett Reilly; Utility Committee- Emmett Reilly – Chair, Cheryl Mulcahy, Duane Wedige; Street Committee Duane Wedige- Chair, Emmett Reilly, Cheryl Common Council Minutes – April 22, 2026 Clerk’s Initials _________ Mulcahy; Revolving Loan Committee- Jeff Doyle was appointed for a three year term. Motion by Reilly second by Wedige to approve the standing committees as appointed by the mayor. All aye, motion carried. Appointment of Boards & Commissions – Mayor Morrissey provided the Council with his Board & Commission appointments as follows: Board of Appeals – Tom Pedley was re-appointed a three year term; Harry Lee Blackbourn was appointed for a two year term; Paul Ranum was appointed for a one year term; Jill Reilly was re-appointed as alternate for a three year term. Plan Commission - Park Committee Chair Cheryl Mulcahy was appointed for a one year term; Emmett Reilly was appointed for a one year term; Andy Foley was appointed for a three year term; Jeff Doyle was appointed for a three year term. Historic Preservation Commission- Ald Griffin Wiegel was appointed for a one year term as chairperson; Jay Berendes was re- appointed for a three year term; Ellie Landau was re-appointed for a two year term. Fire Board -Ald Mulcahy and Ald Wedige appointed. Ambulance Board- Ald Reilly and Ald Wiegel appointed. Library Board – Ald Reilly appointed. Motion by Reilly second by Wedige to approve the boards and commissions as appointed by the Mayor. All aye, motion carried. At 7:26 p.m. a motion was made by Wedige second by Mulcahy to adjourn. All aye, motion carried. Janelle Schumacher Clerk/Treasurer