City Council — Minutes

Common Council Minutes – November 6, 2025 Clerk’s Initials _________ COMMON COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 6, 2025 A special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Shullsburg was held November 6, 2025 in the Community Room of the Shullsburg Community Townsend Center, 190 N. Judgement Street, Shullsburg, Wisconsin. Council President Cheryl Mulcahy called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Notice of the meeting was posted at the Townsend Center, Shullsburg Post Office and Turpin’s Home Town Grocery. Roll Call- Emmett Reilly, Duane Wedige, Dan Morrissey - Present. Mayor Verne Jackson – Not Present. Others present- Janelle Schumacher. Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment – None Final DNR Approved Site Plan – The Council reviewed the final site plan for the Lafayette County Housing Authority Project as well as DNR Permitting information. Motion by Reilly second by Morrissey to approve the final site plan for the Lafayette County Housing Authority building project. All aye, motion carried. Fire Inspection Frequency Ordinance Amendment – The Council discussed a request from the Shullsburg Fire Department to amend the Fire Prevention ordinance, reducing the number of times public buildings are inspected from twice per year to once per year. This is allowed by Wisconsin State Statute. Morrissey recommended seeking legal advice from the WI League of Municipalities. Clerk Schumacher will look into it further. Wedige questioned the dollar amount involved and whether those conducting inspections get paid. The ordinance will be drafted and discussed further at the next regular meeting. Closed Session – At 5:28 p.m. a motion was made by Wedige second by Morrissey to convene into closed session. Roll Call - Morrissey-yes, Reilly-yes, Mulcahy-yes, Jackson-no. Motion carried. Closed Session is Pursuant to Wis. Stat 19.85 (1)(e) for the deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session; specifically for discussion regarding Industrial Park Land Lease Bids; and discussion regarding Mine & Museum Building Insurance Claim Settlement Open Session – At 6:17 p.m. a motion was made by Reilly second by Morrissey to reconvene into open session. Roll Call- Morrissey-yes, Reilly-yes, Mulcahy- yes, Jackson-no. Motion carried. Action on Closed Session – Motion by Reilly second by Wedige to approve the highest bid for the rental of industrial park property for ag purposes, submitted by Kiel Martin. All aye, motion carried. At 6:18 p.m. a motion was made by Reilly second by Wedige to adjourn. All aye, motion carried. Janelle Schumacher, Clerk/Treasurer