City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Administrator Working Group  
Tuesday, September 30, 2025  
12:00 PM  
Black River Beach Neighborhood Center  
1433 Rose Street, La Crosse, WI  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order by the Working Group Chair, Larry Sleznikow at  
12:02 p.m.  
Welcome  
Roll Call  
4 - Barb Janssen, Chris Kahlow, Larry Sleznikow,Lisa Weston  
1 - Erin Goggin  
Present:  
Excused:  
Approval of Minutes  
A motion was made by Weston, seconded by Kahlow, to APPROVE the minutes  
of September 24, 2025. The motion was unanimously approved.  
Agenda Items:  
Proposed City Administrator position.  
24-1585  
Those attending the session received a printed copy of the two-page city  
administrator overview that includes a link and QR code to the proposed city  
administrator website. Weston provided a short introduction about the legislation to  
create an office of city administrator. That legislation will be returning for city council  
consideration in February 2026. She also described the formation and work of the  
city administration working group. The city administrator working group website and  
online public feedback survey were demonstrated while being shown on monitors for  
attendees to see. Following this, public comments and questions were taken from the  
audience. Answers to questions were provided when possible. Answers to questions  
that required further clarification for accuracy will be added to the FAQ section of the  
website.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:02 p.m.