City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, April 6, 2023  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Hall, First Floor  
Call To Order  
Chair Happel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  
Roll Call  
6 -  
Present:  
Barb Janssen, Douglas Happel, Larry Sleznikow, Mac Kiel, Mark  
Neumann,Rebecca Schwarz  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution establishing the 2024-2028 Capital Equipment Budget.  
23-0193  
Council Member Larry Sleznikow, Deputy Director of Finance Dan DeGier, Council  
Member Mark Neumann, Director of HR Rebecca Schwarz, Council President Barb  
Janssen, Parks Director Jay Odegaard, and Airport Director Ian Turner spoke.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution Reclassifying positions within the Planning, Development and  
Assessment Department.  
23-0251  
23-0260  
A motion was made by Schwarz, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing additional Assistant Supervisor - Food and Beverage at  
the La Crosse Center.  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign a maintenance  
agreement between Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the City of  
La Crosse.  
23-0263  
23-0302  
23-0303  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing second amendment to $6,660,000 City of La Crosse,  
Wisconsin Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2017 (DuraTech  
Industries, Inc. Project) issued on April 7, 2017.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Neumann, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution approving the carryover of unexpended appropriations from the  
2022 Operating Budget to the 2023 Operating Budget and 2022 year end  
budget adjustments for department cost overruns.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Schwarz, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution appropriating Utility Funds to advance order a Water Utility dump  
truck.  
23-0320  
23-0336  
A motion was made by Neumann, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution expanding the scope of a capital project for airport obstructions.  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Resolution transferring a vehicle from the Police Department to Community  
Risk Management.  
23-0340  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kiel, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 4/13/2023. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Janssen, Happel, Sleznikow, Kiel, Neumann,Schwarz  
Yes:  
Collective Bargaining Update.  
23-0001  
(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.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.