City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Administrator Working Group  
Wednesday, August 20, 2025  
1:00 PM  
City Hall  
Grandad Room  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order by the Working Group Chair, Larry Sleznikow at 1:03  
p.m.  
Roll Call  
5 - Barb Janssen, Chris Kahlow, Larry Sleznikow, Erin Goggin,Lisa Weston  
Present:  
Approval of Minutes  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Goggin, to APPROVE the  
minutes of August 13, 2025. The motion carried with approval by Sleznikow,  
Janssen, and Goggin. Kahlow and Weston abstained since they were excused  
from the August 13th meeting.  
Agenda Items:  
Proposed City Administrator position.  
No action taken.  
- Discuss and determine the community engagement meeting format(s),  
online resources for the community, the number of meetings, times and  
locations for the meetings, and how this work can be divided among working  
group members.  
Preparing for, promoting, and having in-person and virtual public engagement sessions  
were discussed including putting resources on the City website, creating an online and  
paper survey, and promotion via social media, email, and the news media. Several  
working group members will check on availability of in-person meeting spaces and  
report back at the next meeting.  
- Establish agenda items for the next meeting.  
Working group members will have available dates and times for public engagement  
locations for the next meeting.  
Review and discuss draft city administrator web pages and draft survey.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 1:58 p.m.