City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Common Council  
Monday, November 17, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Annual Operating Budget meeting.  
Draft until adopted by Council on 12/11/2025.  
Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Presiding  
Roll Call  
13 -  
Present:  
Tamra Dickinson, Erin Goggin, Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow, Olivia Stine,  
Chris Kahlow, Gary Padesky, Mackenzie Mindel, Aron Newberry, Jennifer  
Trost, Crystal Bedford, Lisa Weston, Rosanne Northwood  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Agenda Items (per Council Rule XV):  
Public Hearing - 2026 Operating Budget  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Kahlow, to OPEN public hearing.  
The motion carried unanimously.  
The following spoke: Vicki Markussen and Linda Caponigro.  
A motion was made by Northwood, seconded by Newberry, to CLOSE public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
Resolution approving Appendix C of the Municipal Code for the City of La  
Crosse entitled "Fee Schedule" effective January 1, 2026.  
25-1331  
2025-11-013  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Weston, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED to change billboard permit fee (111-36: off-premises sign annual  
permit fee per face) from $20 to $75. The motion carried by the following vote:  
12 -  
Yes:  
Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel, Newberry,  
Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
1 - Dickinson  
No:  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Weston, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
Resolution approving the 2026 Operating Budget.  
25-0651  
2025-11-014  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Weston, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Padesky, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED to include operating budget changes (from Finance). The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Padesky, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED to add the adjusted FTE List. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
12 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
1 - Goggin  
No:  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED to move $50,000 from Workforce Study to Library (to fund from July  
2026 to December 2026). The motion failed by the following vote:  
4 - Goggin, Janssen, Kahlow, Padesky  
8 - Dickinson, Sleznikow, Stine, Mindel, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
1 - Newberry  
Yes:  
No:  
Abstain:  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED to move $75,000 from Workforce Study and $15,000 from Community  
Enhancement Fund to the Northside Pool for the 2026 season.  
A motion was made by Newberry, seconded by Weston, to CALL THE  
QUESTION. The motion passed on a vote of 10 to 3 (No: Goggin, Janssen,  
Kahlow).  
The motion to amend (funding to Northside Pool) failed by the following vote:  
4 - Goggin, Janssen, Kahlow, Padesky  
Yes:  
No:  
9 -  
Dickinson, Sleznikow, Stine, Mindel, Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston,  
Northwood  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Goggin, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED to eliminate the Communications Coordinator position with funds  
going to Police Department. The motion failed by the following vote:  
3 - Goggin, Janssen, Kahlow  
Yes:  
No:  
10 -  
Dickinson, Sleznikow, Stine, Padesky, Mindel, Newberry, Trost, Bedford,  
Weston, Northwood  
A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Weston, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Sleznikow, Stine, Padesky, Mindel, Newberry, Trost, Bedford,  
Weston, Northwood  
3 - Goggin, Janssen, Kahlow  
No:  
A motion was made by Northwood, seconded by Dickinson, that the Resolution  
be RECONSIDERED (to add an additional amendment and reopen public  
hearing). The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
A motion was made by Mindel, seconded by Northwood, that the Resolution be  
AMENDED to change amount of tax to be levied from $42,913,378 to  
$42,691,312. The motion carried by the following vote:  
11 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Padesky, Mindel, Newberry, Trost,  
Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
1 - Kahlow  
1 - Goggin  
No:  
Non-Voting:  
Resolution approving the 2026 Operating Budget.  
25-0651  
A motion was made by Newberry, seconded by Northwood, to OPEN public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
No speakers.  
A motion was made by Northwood, seconded by Newberry, to CLOSE public  
hearing. The motion carried unanimously.  
A motion was made by Dickinson, seconded by Weston, that the Resolution be  
ADOPTED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Sleznikow, Stine, Padesky, Mindel, Newberry, Trost, Bedford,  
Weston, Northwood  
3 - Goggin, Janssen, Kahlow  
No:  
Resolution adopting the 2026 Council Meeting Calendar.  
25-1126  
2025-11-015  
A motion was made by Goggin, seconded by Northwood, that the Resolution  
be ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Yes:  
Dickinson, Goggin, Janssen, Sleznikow, Stine, Kahlow, Padesky, Mindel,  
Newberry, Trost, Bedford, Weston, Northwood  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m.