City Hall  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance & Personnel Committee  
Thursday, October 1, 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 - Aron Newberry, Barb Janssen, Chris Kahlow, Erin Goggin, Larry  
Sleznikow,Rosanne Northwood  
Present:  
Agenda Items:  
Resolution authorizing public improvement and levying special assessment  
against benefited property in La Crosse, WI, for Non-Compliant Utility  
Services - 33rd St S.  
26-0297  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/6/2026.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
Financial Statements with Independent Auditors Report as of December  
31, 2025.  
26-0875  
26-0958  
A motion was made by Newberry, seconded by Kahlow, that the Report be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED to the Common Council on  
10/6/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution regarding Council Member expense accounts and reimbursement  
procedures.  
A motion was made by Kahlow, seconded by Northwood, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE REFERRED with No Recommendation to the  
Common Council on 10/6/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Newberry, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
1 - Janssen  
Yes:  
No:  
Resolution authorizing the acquisition of sanitary sewer easements related to  
the Sunset Lane Sanitary Sewer project.  
26-0968  
26-0970  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/6/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution to re-allocate unused funds from completed Capital purchases  
and/or projects to newly requested capital equipment purchases for the  
Water Utility.  
A motion was made by Newberry, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/6/2026.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution to re-purpose three fleet trucks that were to be sold in the  
standard capital equipment cycle, and retain and re-purpose as light duty  
trucks for the Water Utility.  
26-0991  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Newberry, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/6/2026.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Sleznikow,Northwood  
1 - Goggin  
Yes:  
No:  
Resolution allocating unencumbered funds for scope change at 16th & State  
Streets to CIP project 2026 #159.  
26-0992  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED.  
A motion was made by Northwood, seconded by Sleznikow, that the  
Resolution be AMENDED to update amount to $90,000. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Janssen, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED to the Common Council  
on 10/6/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution approving a one-year contract extension between the City of  
La Crosse and ASI Flex to provide third party administration services for  
the City's IRS Section 125 Plan renewing January 1, 2027, through  
December 31, 2027.  
26-1009  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/6/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
Single Audit with Independent Auditors Report as of December 31, 2025.  
26-1016  
26-1030  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Report be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED to the Common Council on  
10/6/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution amending a resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed  
$13,805,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Promissory  
Notes.  
A motion was made by Janssen, seconded by Sleznikow, that the Resolution  
be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/6/2026.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Northwood, Sleznikow, Janssen, Newberry, Goggin,Kahlow  
Yes:  
Resolution authorizing Mayor to sign agreement between the City of La  
Crosse, WI and the Department of the Army for the La Crosse, WI Flood  
Risk Management Project, and obligation of funds for same.  
26-1032  
A motion was made by Northwood, seconded by Sleznikow, that the  
Resolution be RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on  
10/6/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,Northwood  
Yes:  
Resolution approving CPI-based inflationary adjustment for sewer utility rate  
for 2027, based on June 2025 to June 2026 cycle comparison, with possible  
early effective date to meet Clean Water Fund Loan financial review  
requirements.  
26-1033  
A motion was made by Sleznikow, seconded by Kahlow, that the Resolution be  
RECOMMENDED TO BE ADOPTED to the Common Council on 10/6/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Newberry, Janssen, Kahlow, Goggin, Sleznikow,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.  
No action taken.  
Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.