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ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL
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ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING held Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 12:08 pm in the Council
Chambers, City Hall.
Mayor Cummings presided.
PRESENT: Council Members Deb Allison-Aasby, Steven Herman, Caroline Panske, Tom
Pech, Jr., Benjamin Stepanek, and Mayor Cummings
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager, Mark Rohloff, Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk, and Lynn Lorenson,
City Attorney and Dave Patek, Director of Public Works
Ms. Ubrig stated newly elected mayor, Steve Cummings and newly elected council members,
Deb Allison-Aasby, Tom Pech, Jr. and Benjamin Stepanek took their oath of offices prior to roll
call. All oaths were administered by the Clerk.
Mayor Cummings called three times for nominations of Deputy Mayor for the Common Council.
Council Member Allison-Aasby nominated Council Member Pech for Deputy Mayor.
MOTION: CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR DEPUTY MAYOR AND ELECT TOM PECH,
JR. AS DEPUTY MAYOR (Allison-Aasby; second, Panske)
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Allison-Aasby, Herman, Panske, Pech, Stepanek, Mayor
Cummings
The City Clerk declared Council Member Pech as Deputy Mayor.
The Council seating assignments were decided as follows: (starting with the seat farthest to the
right of the Mayor) Caroline Panske, Benjamin Stepanek, Tom Pech, Jr., Steve Cummings,
vacant, Deb Allison-Aasby, and Steven Herman
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RIENTATION OF ITY EPARTMENTS FOR OUNCIL EMBERS
Mayor Cummings asked the Council if they wanted to discuss orientation and rules at the
current meeting or wait until the vacant council seat was filled.
Ms. Ubrig stated that she and the City Attorney had an appointment with Council Member
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Stepanek on Thursday, April 23 to complete his orientation and stated once the vacant
council seat was appointed she and the City Attorney would set up an orientation appointment
with the new council member.
Mr. Rohloff stated that the City offered individual department orientation to any Council
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Member at any time.
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ISCUSSION OF OUNCIL ULES
Mayor Cummings asked Council Members for suggestions or recommendations for changes to
the Council Rules.
Council Member Allison-Aasby polled the Council for their thoughts on having the dollar
amounts read for each agenda item.
Mr. Rohloff stated he and Mayor Cummings had discussed the possibility of setting a dollar
amount limit for items listed in the consent agenda; if an item was over the dollar limit it would
be discussed separately.
Mayor Cummings stated he and Mr. Rohloff also discussed identifying items on the agenda
that were part of the CIP as they would have already approved in the budget process.
The Council discussed the positives for identifying items on the agenda that were part of the
CIP.
Mr. Rohloff stated City staff strived to have a transparent agenda and welcomed any
suggestions from the Council.
Mayor Cummings asked the Council for their thoughts on allowing Citizen Statements to
Council at both the beginning and end of the meetings.
The Council discussed allowing Citizen Statements to Council at both the beginning and end of
the meetings and concurred that twice per meeting was acceptable.
Council Member Herman stated he felt the orientations were advantageous for new members
of the Council.
The Council discussed the benefits of individual department orientation.
MOTION: ADOPT COUNCIL RULES (Pech; second, Allison-Aasby)
CARRIED: Ayes (6) Allison-Aasby, Herman, Panske, Pech, Stepanek, Mayor
Cummings
Ms. Ubrig stated the deadline had passed for applicants to apply for the vacant council seat
and she distributed to the Council all applications received.
MOTION: ADJOURN (Pech; second, Panske)
CARRIED: VOICE VOTE
The meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m.
PAMELA R. UBRIG
CITY CLERK
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