Committee approves consent agenda, seasonal-pay resolution, transit hours and promotions; closed session considered personnel matters

At its Oct. 21, 2025 meeting the City of Marshfield Finance, Budget & Personnel Committee took several formal actions:

• Consent agenda: The committee approved minutes from the Oct. 17, 2025 meeting and bills and payroll on a voice vote.

• Police-rank restructure: The committee voted to recommend Council approval of the police rank restructuring and associated side letter to the collective bargaining agreement; the motion passed on committee vote with one member recorded as opposed. (See separate article for full discussion.)

• Payroll Resolution No. 2025-31: The committee recommended Common Council approval of Payroll Resolution No. 2025-31, which updates seasonal job titles and pay‑grade placements effective Jan. 1, 2026. Staff said most rates remain unchanged; the resolution also authorizes an ordinance intern position subject to budgeting.

• Transit/taxi hours: The committee approved a motion to change transit taxi advertised hours to 6 a.m.–11 p.m. Sundays–Thursdays and 6 a.m.–2 a.m. weekend days, directed staff to publish a Class 1 public notice and hold a hearing, and set a target effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.

• Closed session and promotions: The committee convened in closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) to consider promotion and compensation matters. Returning to open session, a motion to permanently promote the public works director and promote the city engineer passed by voice vote.

All items that required referral to the Common Council were forwarded as committee recommendations. Specific vote tallies were not recorded in the audio for all motions; several votes were taken by voice and recorded as approved or recommended.