Common Council appointments
Airport Board of Management - Chairman Neal Hunter, Paul Hannes
Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners - Paul Hannes
Board of Public Works - Neal Hunter, Charles Koch, Keith Ingwell, Mike Rivers, Charles Schuringa, alt. Dan Henke. (President to be elected by board)
Board of Review - Chairman Mayor Bill Ross, Jan Lefevre, Charles Koch, Charles Schuringa
Claims Committee - Chairman Mike Rivers, Neal Hunter, Jan Lefevre, alt. Michael Boyce
Community Improvement Committee - Chairman Thurston Hanson, Michael Boyce, Charles Schuringa, alt. Mike Rivers
Ethics Board - Chairman Mayor Bill Ross, Keith Ingwell, Mike Rivers, Charles Schuringa
Finance and Taxation Committee - Chairman Michael Boyce, Paul Hannes, Charles Koch, Dan Henke, alt. Thurston Hanson
Green County Historical Society - Jan Lefevre
Historical Preservation Commission - Jan Lefevre
Insurance Committee - Chairman Thurston Hanson, Neal Hunter, Michael Boyce, alt. Jan Lefevre
Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee - Chairman Dan Henke, Michael Boyce, Charles Koch, Thurston Hanson, alt. Neal Hunter
License Committee - Chairman Charles Schuringa, Neal Hunter, Thurston Hanson, alt. Jan Lefevre
Mary Wuthrich Memorial Fund Committee - Chairman Jan Lefevre, Mike Rivers
Monroe Municipal Park Fund Committee - Chairman Mike Rivers, Jan Lefevre
Public Property Committee - Chairman Jan Lefevre, Thurston Hanson, Mike Rivers, alt. Keith Ingwell
Public Safety Committee - Chairman Charles Koch, Paul Hannes, Keith Ingwell, alt. Charles Schuringa
Revolving Loan Fund Committee - Michael Boyce
Salary and Personnel Committee - Chairman Charles Schuringa, Michael Boyce, Keith Ingwell, Dan Henke, Mike Rivers, alt. Jan Lefevre
Senior Citizen's Board - Paul Hannes
Visitors and Promotion Board - Thurston Hanson
Currently serving unexpired terms:
Ad Hoc Technology Committee - Thurston Hanson
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners - Charles Koch
Green County Development Corporation - Dan Henke
Housing Authority of the City of Monroe - Jan Lefevre
Monroe Main Street Board of Directors - Dan Henke
Ross, Michael Boyce, Ward 3 alderman, and Mike Rivers, Ward 9, took their places along side re-elected Ward 1 Alderman Neal Hunter, Charles Koch (Ward 5) and Thurston Hanson (Ward 7) as City Clerk Carol Stamm administered their oaths of office.
The terms of the newly elected officers legally commenced at midnight.
The council elected Charles Koch, alderman for Ward 5, as the new council president.
In some of his first acts as mayor, Ross made his nominations and appointments to city committees and boards, which were unanimously confirmed by the council.
Ross also dissolved the Ad Hoc Building and Grounds Committee and authorized the continuation of the Ad Hoc Technology Committee. Ross said the Building and Grounds Committee was redundant, as department heads were responsible for maintenance of their buildings.
Also Tuesday, Ward 8 Alderman Dan Henke recognized outgoing mayor Ron Marsh and former aldermen Mark Coplien and Kent Kallembach for their service to the city.
Aldermen Paul Hannes (Ward 2), Jan Lefevre (Ward 4), Keith Ingwell (Ward 6), Charles Schuringa (Ward 10) and Henke continue their terms until the 2011 election.
In other appointments and elections, the Common Council:
• Elected Alderman Ingwell to serve on the Plan Commission.
• Elected Aldermen Hunter, Lefevre, Hanson and Rivers to serve on Board of Health. The board elected Hunter as chairman, Lefevre as secretary and Dr. John Frantz as Health Officer.
• Confirmed mayor's nomination of Hannes to Greenwood Cemetery Board.
• Appointed The Monroe Times as city's official newspaper.