City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, May 7, 2026  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Chair Goggin called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.  
Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Barb Janssen, Chris Kahlow, Larry Sleznikow, Erin Goggin, Aron  
Newberry,Rosanne Northwood  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution establishing the 2027-2031 Capital Equipment Budget.  
26-0134  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/14/2026.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RE-REFERRED to the August 2026 meetings. The motion  
failed 2 to 4.  
The motion to ADOPT failed on a vote of 2 to 4.  
Resolution authorizing the creation and uses of special revenue fund for the  
Street Department  
26-0303  
26-0337  
A motion was made by Northwood, seconded by Newberry, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/14/2026. The  
motion failed on a vote of 2 to 4.  
Resolution approving a reorganization to the table of positions and  
classifications for the Street department.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED (as proposed in Legistar). The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council on  
5/14/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Kahlow, Sleznikow, Goggin, Newberry,Northwood  
Yes:  
Preliminary resolution declaring intent to exercise special assessment powers  
under Secs 66.0829 and 66.0703, Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the  
operation and maintenance of a downtown parking system.  
26-0343  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/14/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Kahlow, Sleznikow, Goggin, Newberry,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution approving policy for the Housing Grant Revolving Fund Capital  
Improvement Project (CIP) request.  
26-0416  
26-0425  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Northwood, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/14/2026. The  
motion passed 4 to 2.  
Resolution to re-allocate unspent Capital funds from completed purchase  
and/ or projects to underfunded capital project needs for the Water Utility.  
A motion was made by Newberry, seconded by Northwood, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/14/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Kahlow, Sleznikow, Goggin, Newberry,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution to re-allocate unspent Capital funds from completed purchase  
and/ or projects to underfunded and unplanned capital equipment needs for  
the Sanitary Sewer Utility.  
26-0426  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Newberry, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Councilon 5/14/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Kahlow, Sleznikow, Goggin, Newberry,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution to allocate funds from TID 15 to approved capital improvement  
project for 16th Street Intersections.  
26-0433  
26-0445  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Northwood, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 5/14/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Kahlow, Sleznikow, Goggin, Newberry,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing City Finance and Fire Departments to establish a  
special revenue fund to fulfill obligations of Resolutions 26-0221 and 25-1472.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Newberry, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Councilon 5/14/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Kahlow, Sleznikow, Goggin, Newberry,Northwood  
Yes:  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
26-0001  
(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.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Newberry, to convene in CLOSED  
SESSION pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) to formulate & update negotiation  
strategies and parameters; the motion carried unanimously.  
Sleznikow excused from Closed Session.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned from closed session at 7:45 p.m.