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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PCC ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CO,W ITY OF SHKOSH ISCONSIN APRIL 15, 2014 RECESSED MEETING of April 8, 2014 held Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at noon in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Tower presided. PRESENT: Council Members Kyle Clark, Sean Fitzgerald, Steve Cummings, Deb Allison- Aasby, Tom Pech, Jr., Steven Herman, and Mayor Tower ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, and Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney Mayor Tower presented Council Member Clark with a plaque recognizing his service on the Oshkosh Common Council for the past year. Council Member Clark thanked the Council and the public for the opportunity to serve on the Council and stated he looked forward to continuing his involvement with the City through boards and commissions. MOTON: ADJOURN SINE DIE (Cummings; second, Pech) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Clark, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Allison-Aasby, Pech, Herman, Mayor Tower The meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 1 PCC ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CO,W ITY OF SHKOSH ISCONSIN A15,2014 PRIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING held Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 12:09 pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Tower presided. NOTE: Newly elected Council Members, Steve Cummings, Steven Herman, and Caroline Panske took their oath of office which was administered by the City Clerk. PRESENT: Council Members Deb Allison-Aasby, Steve Cummings, Sean Fitzgerald, Steven Herman, Caroline Panske, Tom Pech, Jr., and Mayor Tower ALSO PRESENT: City Manager, Mark Rohloff, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney, and Dave Patek, Director of Public Works Mayor Tower welcomed and congratulated the newly elected members of the Council and informed the public that the newly elected Council Members had already been sworn in by the City Clerk. Mayor Tower called three times for nominations of Deputy Mayor for the Common Council. Council Member Pech nominated Council Member Allison-Aasby. MOTION: CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR DEPUTY MAYOR (Pech; second, Herman) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Allison-Aasby, Cummings, Fitzgerald, Herman, Panske, Pech, Mayor Tower MOTION: DEPUTY MAYOR DEB ALLISON-AASBY (Pech; second, Fitzgerald) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Allison-Aasby, Cummings, Fitzgerald, Herman, Panske, Pech, Mayor Tower The City Clerk declared Deb Allison-Aasby as Deputy Mayor. The Council seating assignments were decided as follows: (starting with the seat farthest to the right of the Mayor) Caroline Panske, Sean Fitzgerald, Deb Allison-Aasby, Burk Tower, Steve Cummings, Tom Pech, Jr., and Steven Herman OCDCM RIENTATION OF ITY EPARTMENTS FOR OUNCIL EMBERS Mr. Rohloff informed the Council that Emily Makowski, Communications Coordinator for OCMS, would be contacting them regarding an orientation sessions. He also suggested that Council members view a video regarding the roles and responsibilities of council members relative to the potential for lawsuits. 1 Council Member Herman felt orientation was advantageous for new members of the Council. PCC–A15,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL PRIL DCR ISCUSSION OF OUNCIL ULES Mayor Tower read through the Rules of Order and asked Council Members for suggestions or recommendations for changes. Council Member Pech noted that under Number Four of the Rules of Order it did not specifically state that a citizen could only speak during one session of the Citizens Statements to Council on the agenda. Mayor Tower stated the Council could opt to change the rule to reflect speaking only during one Citizens Statements to Council, however he did not feel that there was a problem leaving the rule the way it was. Council Member Herman stated he would not want a citizen to use both Citizens Statements to Council times to speak about the same issue. Council Member Pech commented there was a provision in rule Number Five that stated no person could be unduly repetitious in their time in front of the Council. Mayor Tower asked if any Council Members wanted to make a motion to change the rule. He noted that the rules could be amended at any time if other concerns arose. Council Member Pech clarified under Rule Number Five that the Council was not trying to stifle citizens’ right to speak; the rule was put into place to assure citizens spoke in front of the Council in a respectful, courteous way. MOTION: ADOPT COUNCIL RULES (Pech; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Allison-Aasby, Cummings, Fitzgerald, Herman, Panske, Pech, Mayor Tower DAF ISCUSSION OF GENDA ORMAT The Council made no changes to the agenda format. Mayor Tower gave the Council Members a list of the boards and commissions and asked them to email him by April 22, 2014 their choices on which boards or commissions they wanted to serve. MOTION: ADJOURN (Cummings; second, Allison-Aasby) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 12:27 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 2 PCC ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CO,W ITY OF SHKOSH ISCONSIN A15,2014 PRIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING held Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 12:09 pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Tower presided. NOTE: Newly elected Council Members, Steve Cummings, Steven Herman, and Caroline Panske took their oath of office which was administered by the City Clerk. PRESENT: Council Members Deb Allison-Aasby, Steve Cummings, Sean Fitzgerald, Steven Herman, Caroline Panske, Tom Pech, Jr., and Mayor Tower ALSO PRESENT: City Manager, Mark Rohloff, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney, and Dave Patek, Director of Public Works Mayor Tower welcomed and congratulated the newly elected members of the Council and informed the public that the newly elected Council Members had already been sworn in by the City Clerk. Mayor Tower called three times for nominations of Deputy Mayor for the Common Council. Council Member Pech nominated Council Member Allison-Aasby. MOTION: CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR DEPUTY MAYOR (Pech; second, Herman) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Allison-Aasby, Cummings, Fitzgerald, Herman, Panske, Pech, Mayor Tower MOTION: DEPUTY MAYOR DEB ALLISON-AASBY (Pech; second, Fitzgerald) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Allison-Aasby, Cummings, Fitzgerald, Herman, Panske, Pech, Mayor Tower The City Clerk declared Deb Allison-Aasby as Deputy Mayor. The Council seating assignments were decided as follows: (starting with the seat farthest to the right of the Mayor) Caroline Panske, Sean Fitzgerald, Deb Allison-Aasby, Burk Tower, Steve Cummings, Tom Pech, Jr., and Steven Herman OCDCM RIENTATION OF ITY EPARTMENTS FOR OUNCIL EMBERS Mr. Rohloff informed the Council that Emily Makowski, Communications Coordinator for OCMS, would be contacting them regarding an orientation sessions. He also suggested that Council members view a video regarding the roles and responsibilities of council members relative to the potential for lawsuits. 1 Council Member Herman felt orientation was advantageous for new members of the Council. PCC–A15,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL PRIL DCR ISCUSSION OF OUNCIL ULES Mayor Tower read through the Rules of Order and asked Council Members for suggestions or recommendations for changes. Council Member Pech noted that under Number Four of the Rules of Order it did not specifically state that a citizen could only speak during one session of the Citizens Statements to Council on the agenda. Mayor Tower stated the Council could opt to change the rule to reflect speaking only during one Citizens Statements to Council, however he did not feel that there was a problem leaving the rule the way it was. Council Member Herman stated he would not want a citizen to use both Citizens Statements to Council times to speak about the same issue. Council Member Pech commented there was a provision in rule Number Five that stated no person could be unduly repetitious in their time in front of the Council. Mayor Tower asked if any Council Members wanted to make a motion to change the rule. He noted that the rules could be amended at any time if other concerns arose. Council Member Pech clarified under Rule Number Five that the Council was not trying to stifle citizens’ right to speak; the rule was put into place to assure citizens spoke in front of the Council in a respectful, courteous way. MOTION: ADOPT COUNCIL RULES (Pech; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Allison-Aasby, Cummings, Fitzgerald, Herman, Panske, Pech, Mayor Tower DAF ISCUSSION OF GENDA ORMAT The Council made no changes to the agenda format. Mayor Tower gave the Council Members a list of the boards and commissions and asked them to email him by April 22, 2014 their choices on which boards or commissions they wanted to serve. MOTION: ADJOURN (Cummings; second, Allison-Aasby) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 12:27 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 2