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Common Council meeting summary

WausauMay 12, 20263 min read

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Council met with all 11 members present. Proclamations were issued and prior minutes approved. Committee reports were filed and consent agenda items passed, including parking changes on North 2nd Street, an amendment to the procurement policy, rezoning of 230 E. Thomas Street to TF-10, 2026 CDBG allocations, and deed-restriction actions for 725 S. 84th Avenue. The Council approved scheduling a Committee of the Whole to discuss the city’s budget process, adopted a Public Participation Plan for the comprehensive plan, approved various licenses, and confirmed multiple mayoral appointments.

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The council approved routine business and several items that affect residents: a parking change on parts of North Second Street, a property rezoning at 230 E. Thomas (changing allowable housing to a two-flat residential use), and the city’s Community Development Block Grant spending plan for 2026. The council also asked for a full-Council meeting (Committee of the Whole) to set and discuss budget priorities so elected officials can indicate spending goals before the Finance Committee begins its work. Other actions, like changes to city procurement rules and appointments to boards and commissions, affect how the city buys goods and who helps oversee city services.

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Approved minutes from April 21 and April 28, 2026.
Issued proclamations for National Public Works Week, Memorial Day, and ALS Awareness Month.
Filed Board of Public Works insurance claims reports for Oct–Dec 2025 and Jan–Mar 2026.
Approved consent agenda including: no-parking designation on the east side of the 400 and 600 blocks of North Second Street and repeal of an existing no-parking ordinance on the west side of the 500 and 600 blocks of North Second Street; amendment to the procurement policy; rezoning 230 E. Thomas Street from NMU to TF-10; approval of the 2026 Community Development Block Grant allocation; and deed-restriction actions for 725 S. 84th Avenue.
Authorized scheduling a Committee of the Whole to discuss the city’s budget process (motion passed 9–2).
Adopted the City of Wausau Public Participation Plan for the comprehensive plan.
Approved various licenses as recommended by the Public Health & Safety Committee.
Confirmed mayoral appointments to multiple commissions including Historic Preservation, Wausau Water Works, Room Tax, Capital Improvements Projects, Building Advisory, Citizens Advisory, Airport, and Police and Fire Commissions.
Mayor announced: Kristin Slonski selected as Transit Commission Chair and a change on the Infrastructure & Facilities Committee replacing Alder Vicki Tierney with Alder Kristin Slonski.

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