Ladysmith public meetings in 2020
8 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Property Committee
The Property Committee recommended to the council that the former Public Works garage be razed and the lot cleared for future development, and that the deteriorating Ranger Station office building be set up for a test burn, with WITC to be contacted. The committee also approved a motion to recommend purchasing shelving for the new Public Works/Utility garage at a cost of $19,831.28, with a 2-1 vote. Additionally, the committee reviewed and directed revisions to a lease and amendment for Rusk County Ambulance and Ladysmith Police Department space, including adding a $13,360 annual lease amount and a 5-year term, and requested City Attorney review before signing.
- Recommended razing former Public Works garage and clearing lot for development (consensus)
- Recommended setting up Ranger Station office building for a test burn, with WITC to be contacted (consensus)
- Approved motion to recommend shelving purchase for new Public Works/Utility garage at $19,831.28 (2-1)
- Directed retyping of police department lease amendment with $13,360 annual amount and 5-year term, deleting Paragraph 2 (consensus)
- Requested City Attorney review of lease and amendment before signing (consensus)
Personnel Committee
The Personnel/All Committee met and immediately moved into closed session under Wisconsin statute for personnel matters. No substantive public decisions were made; the only actions were the motion to enter closed session and the motion to adjourn.
- Entered closed session under WI Stat. 19.85(1)(c) (voice vote)
- Adjourned meeting at 6:40 p.m. (voice vote)
All Committee
The Personnel/All Committee meeting on March 5, 2020, was largely procedural. The committee voted to enter closed session under WI Stat. 19.85(1)(c) and later adjourned without making any public substantive decisions. The next meeting was scheduled for March 11, 2020.
- Entered closed session under WI Stat. 19.85(1)(c) (voice vote)
- Adjourned meeting at 6:40 pm (voice vote)
Personnel Committee
The Personnel/All Committee met and immediately moved into closed session under Wisconsin statute for personnel matters. No substantive public decisions were made; the meeting adjourned after the closed session.
- Approved motion to enter closed session (unanimous)
- Approved motion to adjourn at 7:10 p.m. (unanimous)
Finance Committee Prior
The Finance Committee approved monthly invoices and voted to bid out replacement of the Fire Hall's two in-floor heating systems with boilers and two wall-mounted heat exchangers, after the fire chief reported the systems are at end of life. The committee also directed staff to pull original building specs to ensure contractors bid on comparable equipment.
- Approved monthly invoices, including $1,274 help-wanted ad in Eau Claire newspaper
- Approved bidding replacement of two in-floor heating systems with boilers and two wall-mounted heat exchangers at Fire Hall
Personnel Committee
The Personnel/All Committee met and immediately moved into closed session under WI Stat. 19.85(1)(c), with no public discussion or decisions. The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m., and the next meeting was scheduled for February 26, 2020.
- Moved into closed session under WI Stat. 19.85(1)(c) (motion carried)
- Adjourned meeting at 7:10 p.m. (motion carried)
All Committee
The Personnel/All Committee met and immediately moved into closed session under WI Stat. 19.85(1)(c), with no public discussion or decisions recorded. The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. after the closed session, and the next meeting was scheduled for February 26, 2020.
- Approved motion to enter closed session (unanimous)
- Approved motion to adjourn at 7:10 p.m. (unanimous)
Tourism Commission
The Ladysmith Room Tax Commission approved two funding requests from 2020 room tax funds: $5,000 to the Rusk Co. Jr. Fair for the North Country Pro Rodeo and $20,000 to the Ladysmith Jaycees for permanent improvements to Memorial Park for the Northland Mardi Gras festival. Both motions passed by unanimous roll call votes. The commission also approved the previous meeting's minutes and re-elected Alan Christianson as chairperson for 2020.
- Approved $5,000 to Rusk Co. Jr. Fair for North Country Pro Rodeo (unanimous)
- Approved $20,000 to Ladysmith Jaycees for Memorial Park improvements (unanimous)
- Approved 11/14/2019 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Re-elected Alan Christianson as chairperson for 2020 (unanimous)