Amended Agenda

1 AMENDED* COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026 AT 7PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BERLIN CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & CITY HALL IS HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE CITY MEETINGS CAN BE WATCHED LIVE OR RECORDED ON THE CITY OF BERLIN YOUTUBE PAGE @CITYOFBERLIN5623 1. Call to order/Roll Call 2. Seat Virtual Attendees (if necessary) 3. General Public Comments. Registration card required (located at podium in Council Chambers). Comments will be limited to 3 minutes per registrant. CONSENT AGENDA: The Consent Agenda contains items which staff considers to be routine and have already been discussed and recommended by a committee, board or commission at a previous meeting. Staff recommends that Council act on all of these items on a single roll call vote. If any member of Council wishes to have any item removed from the Consent Agenda and discussed, the Council member may request that item be removed from the Consent Agenda prior to the adoption. 4. Waive the reading of ordinances and resolutions. 5. Accept and place on file reports from the City Clerk, Treasurer, and Building Inspector. 6. Approve payment of bills. 7. Approve minutes from the 12.02.2025 Special Common Council Meeting and 12.09.2025 Common Council Meeting. END OF CONSENT AGENDA 8. * Uniform Deposit Schedule Amendment Adoption. RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and approve the recommendation of the Police Chief to add Ord #10-7(d) Chicken License Required to the Uniform Deposit Schedule (approved October 14, 2025 effective January 1, 2026). 9. Accept Resignation of Park and Recreation Commission Member. RECOMMENDATION: Accept the resignation of Bobbie Erdmann from the Park and Recreation Commission as of January 7, 2026. 10. Liquor License Request of Grizzy’s – Class B Combination Liquor and Beer Licenses and Outdoor Activities Area at Alcohol Beverage Licensed Establishment Permit at 186 Broadway Street, Berlin WI 54923. RECOMMENDATION: Approve Liquor License application as presented for Grizzy’s at 186 Broadway Street and move to grant the license pending all conditions be satisfied and Approve the Outdoor Activities Area at Alcohol Beverage Licensed Establishment Permit. 11. Amendments to service agreements with Chier Law Office and Dretske Law to allow for the smooth transition of service provision for Municipal Court Attorney Services to the City of Berlin. RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and approve 2 the amendments to service agreements with Chier Law Office and Dretske Law to allow for transition of Municipal Court Attorney Services. 12. EMS Director job description update. RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and approve the Emergency Medical Services Director job description. 13. Amend Common Council Committee of the Whole and Regular Common Council meeting schedules due to the 2026 elections. RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and Reschedule the April 7 Committee of the Whole meeting to April 8 due to the Spring Election; Reschedule the August 11 Common Council meeting to August 12 due to the Partisan Primary Election; and Reschedule the November 3 Committee of the Whole meeting to November 5 due to the General Election. 14. Amend Fee Schedule: RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and approve the City of Berlin amended fee schedule. 15. Copier agreement: RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and Approve a five year copier lease and service agreement. 16. Resolution #26-01 To Designate Polling Place for City of Berlin in Green Lake and Waushara Counties. RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and Approve Resolution #26-01 designating 253 S. Church Street, Berlin, WI 54923 (River Shores Church) as the polling location for Wards 1-7 in the City of Berlin, beginning with the April 7, 2026 Spring Election. The February 17, 2026 Spring Primary Election (if needed) will be held/remain at 147 Memorial Drive, Berlin, WI 54923. 17. Economic Development Recap. RECOMMENDATION: Listen to presentation and action as appropriate. 18. Employee Assistance Program renewal. RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and Approve ThedaCare At Work for Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services for April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. 19. Contract amendment for Comprehensive Plan services by MSA. RECOMMENDATION: Waive review by the Committee of the Whole and approve an additional $800 lump sum fee (original contract amount $29,980) to create new Existing Land Use Map and add the map to the City’s GIS Online database. 20. Ordinance # 01-26 An Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Portions of Chapter 54 Entitled “Solid Waste and Recycling” of the City of Berlin Municipal Code Regarding the Collection of Solid Waste and Recycling Materials and Related Services. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Ordinance #01-26 to recreate portions of Chapter 54 ordinance Entitled “Solid Waste and Recycling” of the City of Berlin Municipal Code Regarding the Collection of Solid Waste and Recycling Materials and Related Services. 21. Discussion of City Aquatic Center – possible next steps, possible referendum. RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and action as appropriate. 3 22. Old Business (To be used to request items of old business be put on a future agenda for further discussion or action; or used to make a motion for reconsideration of an item from the current meeting or immediately previous meeting; or to make a motion to take items off the table which were laid on the table only during the current meeting.) 23. New Business (To be used to request items of new business be put on a future agenda) 24. Motion to go into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85 (1) (c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. (Consider compensation of EMS Director and Performance evaluation of City Administrator). 25. Adjourn. Note: In adherence to the City of Berlin Public Meeting Participation Policy, public participation will be allowed under each agenda item at the discretion of the presiding officer, with the exception of the Consent Agenda. Attendees must register their intention to participate on either a general comments section or a specific agenda item prior to the meeting by filling out a Registration Card, which can be obtained from the Internet, City Clerk's office or in the City Hall Council Chambers at the podium. Registration Cards should be turned in prior to the meeting to either the presiding officer or City Clerk. Please note, upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information to request services, contact the municipal Clerk at 920-361-5400. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality may be in attendance in the above stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any other governmental body except by the governing body noticed above.