City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Administrator Working Group  
Tuesday, October 14, 2025  
12:00 PM  
Hmong Cultural & Community Center  
Main Auditorium  
1815 Ward Avenue, La Crosse, WI  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order by the Working Group Chair, Larry Sleznikow at 12:02  
p.m.  
Roll Call  
3 - Barb Janssen, Larry Sleznikow,Erin Goggin  
2 - Chris Kahlow,Lisa Weston  
Present:  
Excused:  
Approval of Minutes  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Goggin, to APPROVE the  
minutes of the October 8, 2025, 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. meetings 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.  
Sleznikow 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. He also described the formation and work of the City Administrator  
Working Group. The City Administrator Working Group website and online public  
feedback survey were demonstrated while being shown on a monitor 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 1:03 p.m.