New London council approves $1.52 million in bills, contracts and parking changes
April 17, 2024 | New London, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
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The New London Common Council on April 9 approved routine but consequential business, including payment of $1,524,849.57 in city bills and several committee-recommended contracts and ordinances.
"I move to pay the bills in the amount of $1,524,849.57," said Council member Fishee, who moved the authorization; the motion passed with the clerk reporting a 9-0 tally. The council also approved a resolution adjusting the city’s census-defined urban area boundaries, a step the Board of Public Works said is "formal documentation for state records that the city of New London recognizes changes made to the boundaries," and which passed 9-0.
Council members approved a contract with ECS Geotechnical Services for geotechnical work related to an STP local grant project on Elkann Road; the Board of Public Works recommended the contract and the council voted to accept it 9-0. The council also approved an ordinance (first reading) adding parking restrictions on sections of Wolf River Avenue/Shawano Street and West Beacon Avenue/Shawano Street, and adopted a second-reading ordinance modifying parking limits on designated streets and city properties; both motions carried 9-0.
Other votes included approval of the monthly license list and a motion to accept a Franklin Park building agreement with the Salvation Army for use of the park facility; both passed without recorded opposition. The council also approved a 1.5% adjustment to the starting/promotion compensation scale recommended by the Finance & Personnel Committee to help keep the city competitive for hiring and promotions (vote recorded 9-0).
Several committee recommendations came to the full council as votes at the meeting. The council approved a revised building-department fee schedule that added a licensing fee for keeping chickens; the roll call on that item was recorded as 8 yes and 1 no.
What’s next: Most items approved at the meeting were routine committee recommendations or first/second readings of ordinances; implementation steps (such as contract start dates or ordinance effective dates) were not specified in discussion and will follow standard administrative procedures.
"I move to pay the bills in the amount of $1,524,849.57," said Council member Fishee, who moved the authorization; the motion passed with the clerk reporting a 9-0 tally. The council also approved a resolution adjusting the city’s census-defined urban area boundaries, a step the Board of Public Works said is "formal documentation for state records that the city of New London recognizes changes made to the boundaries," and which passed 9-0.
Council members approved a contract with ECS Geotechnical Services for geotechnical work related to an STP local grant project on Elkann Road; the Board of Public Works recommended the contract and the council voted to accept it 9-0. The council also approved an ordinance (first reading) adding parking restrictions on sections of Wolf River Avenue/Shawano Street and West Beacon Avenue/Shawano Street, and adopted a second-reading ordinance modifying parking limits on designated streets and city properties; both motions carried 9-0.
Other votes included approval of the monthly license list and a motion to accept a Franklin Park building agreement with the Salvation Army for use of the park facility; both passed without recorded opposition. The council also approved a 1.5% adjustment to the starting/promotion compensation scale recommended by the Finance & Personnel Committee to help keep the city competitive for hiring and promotions (vote recorded 9-0).
Several committee recommendations came to the full council as votes at the meeting. The council approved a revised building-department fee schedule that added a licensing fee for keeping chickens; the roll call on that item was recorded as 8 yes and 1 no.
What’s next: Most items approved at the meeting were routine committee recommendations or first/second readings of ordinances; implementation steps (such as contract start dates or ordinance effective dates) were not specified in discussion and will follow standard administrative procedures.
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