MONROE - In a meeting Wednesday, the City of Monroe Common Council:
• Approved unanimously the appointment of Sharon Riese to Visitor and Promotion Board to fulfill term of Jim Glessner to end in April 2010. Glessner resigned his position.
• Passed unanimously a resolution authorizing hiring Johnson & Block to perform the Water Department audit for the sum of $5,500.
• Passed unanimously a resolution authorizing an equipment lease with Chase Equipment Finance, Inc. for four police vehicles, with a principal amount to be financed of $67,612.
• Passed (9-1) an initial resolution authorizing $950,000 General Obligation Bonds for the construction of an engine house (west-side fire station.) Thurston Hanson voted against.
• Passed unanimously a resolution directing publication of notice to electors of the city's intent to authorize the general obligation bonds for construction of the west-side fire station.
• Passed (9-1) a resolution providing for the sale of not to exceed $950,000 general obligation engine house bonds. Hanson voted against.
• Passed unanimously a revised resolution clarifying paid, on-call firefighter benefits and workers compensation insurance.
• Passed unanimously to approve claims in the amount of $4,103,999.24.
• Passed on a 9-0-1 vote a resolution denying a claim from Vasudev Patel. Paul Hannes abstained.
• Granted electrical journeyman licenses to Josh Bushor and John Lloyd (both of Faith Technologies Inc.), and an electrical contractors license to Michael J. Masanz (Current Electric).
• Passed on a 6-3-1 vote a resolution granting a Class A Fermented Malt Beverage License to Bowen Oil Company. Charles Koch, Neal Hunter and Paul Hannes voted against, Charles Schuringa abstained.
• Postponed, on a 9-1 vote, a resolution approving a 29 percent water rate increase. Koch voted against.
• Passed unanimously a resolution authorizing hiring Whitney Tree Service, Monroe, for 2010 forestry work.
• Met in closed session to confer with city attorney regarding city strategy in pending prevailing wage litigation (Construction Business Group vs. City of Monroe)
• Met in closed session to confer with city attorney regarding strategy in pending tax exemption litigation (Forum Monroe Youth Hockey Association, Inc. vs. City of Monroe, Green County).
• Approved unanimously the appointment of Sharon Riese to Visitor and Promotion Board to fulfill term of Jim Glessner to end in April 2010. Glessner resigned his position.
• Passed unanimously a resolution authorizing hiring Johnson & Block to perform the Water Department audit for the sum of $5,500.
• Passed unanimously a resolution authorizing an equipment lease with Chase Equipment Finance, Inc. for four police vehicles, with a principal amount to be financed of $67,612.
• Passed (9-1) an initial resolution authorizing $950,000 General Obligation Bonds for the construction of an engine house (west-side fire station.) Thurston Hanson voted against.
• Passed unanimously a resolution directing publication of notice to electors of the city's intent to authorize the general obligation bonds for construction of the west-side fire station.
• Passed (9-1) a resolution providing for the sale of not to exceed $950,000 general obligation engine house bonds. Hanson voted against.
• Passed unanimously a revised resolution clarifying paid, on-call firefighter benefits and workers compensation insurance.
• Passed unanimously to approve claims in the amount of $4,103,999.24.
• Passed on a 9-0-1 vote a resolution denying a claim from Vasudev Patel. Paul Hannes abstained.
• Granted electrical journeyman licenses to Josh Bushor and John Lloyd (both of Faith Technologies Inc.), and an electrical contractors license to Michael J. Masanz (Current Electric).
• Passed on a 6-3-1 vote a resolution granting a Class A Fermented Malt Beverage License to Bowen Oil Company. Charles Koch, Neal Hunter and Paul Hannes voted against, Charles Schuringa abstained.
• Postponed, on a 9-1 vote, a resolution approving a 29 percent water rate increase. Koch voted against.
• Passed unanimously a resolution authorizing hiring Whitney Tree Service, Monroe, for 2010 forestry work.
• Met in closed session to confer with city attorney regarding city strategy in pending prevailing wage litigation (Construction Business Group vs. City of Monroe)
• Met in closed session to confer with city attorney regarding strategy in pending tax exemption litigation (Forum Monroe Youth Hockey Association, Inc. vs. City of Monroe, Green County).