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DATE: December 11, 2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and Common Council
FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
SUBJECT: Weekly Newsletter
1. BILLS TO BE MAILED TUESDAY: Real estate and personal property tax bills are being
mailed on Tuesday December 15th, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 public health pandemic, the
city encourages residents to mail in their tax payments or use the drop box outside the main
doors of City Hall. Residents are also encouraged to use the online payment option at
www.OshkoshBillPay.com. In addition, the City is designating Community First Credit
Union (1492 South Park Avenue or 2424 Westowne Avenue) as an authorized payment
location for in person payments.
Payments can also be made in person at City Hall if necessary. City Hall is open from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. City Hall will be closed on December 24 & 25, and
January 1, 2021. Individuals are asked to help avoid congestion in City Hall by considering
other payment methods before deciding to pay taxes in person this year. Please help us to
maintain a safe environment for everyone’s good health. For tax payment information,
please call (920) 236-5025. For property value information, please call (920) 236-5070.
2. UTILITY BILLING PROCESSING: As with many services, the City recently bid out for
banking services. As part of that bid, the City requested an option to have the banks bid on
providing lock box services. Lock box services provides an automated collection and deposit
of the bills by the bank, which provides a data file to update the accounting records. This
service increases the efficiency of collections and allows for quicker deposits.
Associated Bank was awarded the bid for banking services and continues as the primary
depository for the City of Oshkosh; it will now provide lock box services. Associated Bank
is a Green Bay-based institution, but its lock box service utilizes a Palatine, Illinois mailing
address. This has caused some social media backlash, but the lock box contract did not
specify a local mailing address, and funds are automatically deposited into our Wisconsin
account. Please contact Finance Director Van Gompel with any questions.
3. OSHKOSH MEDIA SIMULCASTING HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Oshkosh North and
Oshkosh West have made the decision to stream their winter high school sporting events
live, and Oshkosh Media is helping to get these programs out to the community. Working
with athletic directors from both North and West, Oshkosh Media staff have developed a
way to carry the live streams from the schools on Life TV, the city’s cable access channel.
Schedules are subject to change, and not all games will be carried due to other programming
obligations. To see schedules of the games Oshkosh Media will carry, check out Oshkosh
Media’s website, www.OshkoshMedia.org. Life TV is available on Spectrum Cable channel
2, the Oshkosh Media channel live on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV, and live
streaming on OshkoshMedia.org. Please contact Media Services Coordinator Jake Timm at
236-5261 if you have any questions.
4. OSHKOSH FM PROVIDING HOLIDAY TUNES: The city’s only community radio station,
Oshkosh FM 101.9, will once again provide the sounds of the season on the airwaves.
Oshkosh FM has an eclectic mix of holiday tunes that you likely will not hear on other
holiday radio stations, and is also commercial free. Holiday music can be heard on Oshkosh
FM Monday-Friday from 4-10 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday 6 am-10pm. Oshkosh FM is
also streaming live on www.OshkoshMedia.org. Be sure to tune in when you attend
Celebration of Lights at Menominee Park, as Oshkosh FM has once again partnered with
Santa and his elves to provide holiday music for attendees driving through the event. You
can see a full weekly schedule for Oshkosh FM 101.9 on OshkoshMedia.org.
5. COVID-19 RESOURCE LINKS AND INFORMATION:
Citizen Covid-19 Information Site:
https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/covid19.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/
Wisconsin Department of Health Services:
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/
Winnebago County Public Health Department:
https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/health/divisions-program-
areas/communicable-disease/covid-19-coronavirus/wchd-covid-19-situation
6. ATTACHED REPORTS & UPDATES: Attached please find OPL December Highlights.
7. MEETING MINUTES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: All meeting minutes are
uploaded to the website upon approval. Please follow the link below for the most updated
information & meeting minutes: https://onboard.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/.
8. UPCOMING MEETINGS: Among the meetings I have scheduled for the week of December
14 include the following: I will be out of the office on Monday and Tuesday. Upon my return
on Wednesday at 8:00 AM I will be meeting with a firm doing research on behalf of
ThedaCare. At 10:00 AM I will be meeting with Transportation staff to discuss the transit
center restroom renovation. At 2:00 PM I will be meeting with staff to discuss the Oshkosh
Sanitary District User Rate Agreement. On Friday at 11:00 AM I will be meeting with staff
for an update regarding grant applications. If you have any questions regarding my
schedule, please contact me.