MONROE - The Monroe Common Council members are Bill Ross, Mayor; Tom Miller, Ward 1; Brooke Bauman, Ward 2; Michael Boyce, Ward 3; Jeff Newcomer, Ward 4; Charles Koch, Ward 5; Chris Beer; Ward 6; Louis Armstrong, Ward 7; Reid Stangel, Ward 8; and Richard Thoman, Ward 9. The council appointed, confirmed and elected members or citizens to the following positions for 2014-15:

• Elected president of Common Council - Brooke Bauman



Standing Committees

(Mayor appoints members and designates chairman)

• Board of Public Works (president to be elected by board) - Miller, Newcomer, Koch, Stangel, Thoman, alt. Boyce

• Claims Committee - Chairman Armstrong, Boyce, Beer, alt. Thoman.

• Community Improvement Committee - Chairman Boyce, Koch, Thoman, alt. Beer

• Finance and Taxation Committee - Chairman Stangel, Bauman, Koch, Armstrong, alt. Beer

• Insurance Committee - Chairman Koch, Stangel, Thoman, alt. Miller

• Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee - Chairman Beer, Newcomer, Koch, Armstrong, alt. Thoman

• License Committee - Chairman Thoman, Boyce, Beer, alt. Armstrong

• Public Property Committee - Chairman Newcomer, Beer, Thoman, alt. Boyce

• Public Safety Committee - Chairman Beer, Miller, Bauman, alt. Thoman

• Salary and Personnel Committee - Chairman Bauman, Newcomer, Beer, Armstrong, Stangel, alt. Thoman



Special Boards, Committees and Commissions

(Appointed by mayor and confirmed by council)

• Airport Board of Management - Chairman Miller, Armstrong, Larry Christopher (3-year term)

• Board of Health - Board-elected Chairman Chris Beer, Vice-chairman Michael Boyce, Secretary Louis Armstrong, Richard Thoman, Health Officer Dr. John Fry

• Board of Parks & Recreation Commissioners - Newcomer

• Board of Police & Fire Commissioners - Koch, Lois Kaster (5-year term)

• Board of Review - Koch, Stangel, Thoman

• Ethics Board - Dave Deininger (3-yr term), Kim Lee (2-yr term), Gary Becker (1-yr term), alt. Mary Mezera (3-yr term)

• Green County Development Corporation - Bauman

• Green County Historical Society - Bauman

• Greenwood Cemetery - Thoman

• Historic Preservation Committee - Thoman, Dennis Dalton (3-yr term), Sue Disch (3-yr term)

• Information Technology Committee - Chairman Newcomer, Armstrong, Daryl Rausch (1-yr term), Martin Shanks (1-yr term), Tammy Derrickson (1-yr term)

• Main Street Board of Directors (city rep.) - Miller

• Monroe Municipal Park Fund Committee - Chairman Boyce, Beer

• Official Newspaper of Record - The Monroe Times

• Plan Commission - Koch, Keith Ingwell (3-yr term), Nate Klassy (1-yr term in place of city engineer)

• Redevelopment Authority Board of Commissioners - Newcomer, Keith Ingwell (5-yr term), Phil Rath (5-yr term)

• Revolving Loan Fund Committee - Stangel

• Senior Citizens Board - Koch, Bill Schwaiger (3-yr term), Jon Rufenacht (3-yr term), Elaine Brukwicki (3-yr term)

• Visitors & Promotion Board - Miller, Thoman, Art Bartsch (2-yr term), Randy Haglund (2-yr term)

• Weed Commissioner - Tom Boll

• Zoning Board of Appeals - Nate Klassy (3-yr term), 2nd Alt. John Wyttenbach (3-yr term)



(Appointments and confirmations designated by city resolution March 20, 2012)



- Tere Dunlap