City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, November 3, 2022  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
Call To Order  
Chair Happel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
5 -  
Present:  
Excused:  
Douglas Happel, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Mac Kiel,Rebecca  
Schwarz  
1 - Mark Neumann  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution approving the 2022 pay and class study recommendations.  
22-1335  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving the allocation of funding to the City of La Crosse  
Facilities Assessment.  
22-1049  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Schwarz to AMEND AS  
PROPOSED; the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
11/10/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
22-1205  
Resolution approving creation of a Creekside Place Slope Stabilization  
Study and recommitment of existing bond funds for same.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution approving an Amendment to the Project Plan for Tax Incremental  
District No. 18.  
22-1232  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Kiel to AMEND AS PROPOSED;  
the motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
11/10/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Financial Statements with Independent Auditors Report as of December  
31,2021.  
22-1251  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Report be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED to the Common Council on  
11/10/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Single Audit with Independent Auditors Report as of December 31, 2021.  
22-1252  
22-1282  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that this Report be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED to the Common Council on  
11/10/2022. The motion carried by voice vote.  
Resolution levying Special Charges for Services performed in 2022.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution amending Appendix C Fee Schedule regarding fee for burglar or  
robbery false alarms under sec. 14-65 of the La Crosse Municipal Code.  
22-1299  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the Police Department to accept an Office of Justice  
Programs “2022 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health  
Response Program” grant to fund one (1) Police Officer position.  
22-1300  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the Police Department to accept a Wisconsin  
Department of Administration “SAFER Communities LEA” grant.  
22-1301  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the Police Department to accept an Office on Violence  
Against Women “2022 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic  
Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking” grant.  
22-1302  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the Police Department to accept a Wisconsin Office of  
Justice Programs - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG).  
22-1303  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the City of La Crosse to accept a Wisconsin Economic  
Development Corporation (WEDC) Grant.  
22-1307  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the reallocation and transfer of funds to the  
Redevelopment Authority of La Crosse for operations budget.  
22-1308  
22-1320  
22-1321  
22-1322  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to file application for Transit Operations and  
Capital Assistance for 2023 with the Federal Transit Administration.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to file for 2023 Transit Operations and  
Capital Assistance with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution authorizing a land swap within the First and Second Gerrard  
Additions in the City of La Crosse for the conveyance of storm water in an  
adjacent drainageway.  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Resolution appropriating unused TIF 11 funds for additional work on the 10th  
& Cass Lighting project, Phase 3.  
22-1325  
A motion was made by Kiel, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 11/10/2022. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Happel, Janssen, Sleznikow, Kiel,Schwarz  
1 - Neumann  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
22-0001  
(Note: The Committee and/or Council may convene in closed session pursuant to Wis.  
Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation strategies and parameters.  
Following such closed session, the Committees and/or Council may reconvene in open  
session.) F&P Item Only, unless otherwise directed.  
No action taken.  
Unanimous consent to CONVENE in Closed Session pursuant to Wis. Stat.  
19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation strategies and parameters.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m.