Public Meetings - Beloit, Wisconsin

This summary is based solely on the meeting agenda because the meeting minutes and raw transcript were not provided in the source materials. The Beloit Landmarks Commission convened at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in the City Hall Forum at 100 State Street, Beloit, WI, to consider routine approvals, committee reports, and five Certificates of Appropriateness (COA) for residential properties. Consent Calendar - The agenda listed for consideration the approval of minutes from the April 21, 2026 and May 19, 2026 Landmarks Commission meetings. No vote tally is available because no minutes or transcript were provided. Public Comments & Testimony - The agenda included a public comments period; no speakers, testimony, or positions are recorded in the available source materials. Discussion Items - Site Visit Committee report (listed as a committee report; no details provided). - Certificate of Appropriateness review to replace the porch and stairs at 313 Vernon Avenue. - Certificate of Appropriateness review to replace siding at 204 Bluff Street. - Certificate of Appropriateness review to repair the porch, install storm windows, and install an ADA ramp at 823 Church Street. - Certificate of Appropriateness review to repair the porches at 303 West Grand Avenue. - Certificate of Appropriateness review for construction of an addition to the detached garage at 722 Harrison Avenue. - Staff report on staff-approved Certificates of Appropriateness and Historic Property Owner Letters. Key Outcomes - No decisions, votes, or directives are recorded in the agenda, and no minutes or transcript were provided, so no outcomes can be verified. Note on Source Materials - The agenda, minutes, and raw transcript for this meeting were provided, but the minutes and transcript fields were empty. Consequently, speaker positions, deliberation, and vote tallies cannot be summarized. The five COA applications above are listed for review and consideration; no approvals or denials are documented in the available source material.

This summary is based solely on the posted agenda because the meeting minutes and raw transcript were not available in the provided source material. The agenda schedules the meeting at 2400 Springbrook Court, Beloit, WI 53511, at 1:30 PM on Monday, June 22, 2026. The associated record timestamp is 2026-06-22 19:30:00 UTC. No public comments, discussion details, or voting outcomes were supplied. Scheduled Agenda - Call to Order and Roll Call – The meeting was scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM. - Approval of Minutes – Consideration of the minutes from the February 23, 2026 Traffic Review Committee meeting. - Public Comments – A scheduled opportunity for public comment. - Reports – Scheduled project and intersection updates: - Willowbrook Road and Colley Road projects - Park Avenue project - Henry/Park and Cranston/Shopiere intersections - Action Items – The following items were listed with attachments: - Addition of a crosswalk on Townline Avenue - Addition of disabled parking on East Grand Avenue - Committee Member Comments – Scheduled remarks from committee members. - Next Meeting Date Announcement – The committee was scheduled to announce the next meeting date. - Adjournment – Scheduled closing of the meeting. Key Outcomes - No formal decisions, votes, directives, or referrals can be confirmed from the agenda alone. The agenda does not state whether the minutes were approved or whether either action item was adopted; confirmation would require the meeting minutes or transcript.

The Beloit Police & Fire Commission held its regular meeting on June 22, 2026 (assigned date), with the published agenda indicating a scheduled start time of 4:30 PM CT at City Hall Forum, 100 State Street, Beloit, WI. No minutes or transcript are available, so this summary is based solely on the agenda. The planned items included routine approvals, departmental reports, and a closed session to discuss personnel matters. Public Comments & Testimony - The agenda allocated time for public comments, but no remarks are recorded. Reports - Fire Department Report: Planned presentation covering personnel staffing/events, community programs/events, operational issues/items of interest, and training update. An attachment was referenced but not provided. - Police Department Report: Similar planned presentation with the same categories and an attachment. Content is unknown. Discussion Items - The "Business Items" section of the agenda was empty, so no discussion items were scheduled in open session. Closed Session - The Commission was authorized to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c) to consider two personnel matters: - Resolution 2026-14: Extending the probation of Police Department employee Alex R. Garvoille. - Resolution 2026-15: Rescinding Resolution 2026-12 and approving the extension of probation for Police Department employee James M. Kottke. - The agenda notes that the Commission would reconvene into open session for possible action on these matters, but no record of such action exists. Key Outcomes - No decisions, votes, or directives are documented. The absence of minutes and transcript leaves all outcomes unrecorded. Note on Discrepancies - The agenda states the meeting was scheduled for 4:30 PM CT on June 22, 2026. The provided meeting timestamp (2026-06-22 10:30:00+00:00) corresponds to 5:30 AM CT, an 11-hour discrepancy. The actual meeting time cannot be confirmed without additional sources.

The City Council was invited to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony at Bastani Ice Cream (400 Willowbrook Rd, Beloit) at 12:00 PM on Thursday, June 18, 2026. According to the public notice, a quorum of council members may have been present, but no official city business was conducted or discussed during the event. No minutes or transcript of the gathering are available.

This summary is based solely on the posted agenda because the meeting minutes and raw transcript were not provided. The meeting was scheduled at the Krueger-Haskell Golf Course Club House, 1611 Hackett St, Beloit, WI. The agenda lists a 7:00 AM start time, but the meeting timestamp is 2026-06-17 13:00:00+00:00 (8:00 AM CDT); this discrepancy is noted. Consent Calendar - Approval of Minutes (Lenz): The agenda included consideration of approval of the minutes from the Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Golf Committee Meeting. No outcome is available in the record. Public Comments & Testimony - The agenda included a public comments period, but no public comments are captured in the provided materials. Reports - Concessionaire Report (Flaherty): Scheduled on the agenda; no details available. - Club Reports (Club President/Representative): Scheduled on the agenda; no details available. - Golf Operations Report (Young/Douglas): Scheduled on the agenda; no details available. Action Items - 2027 Budget (Young/Johann): Listed as an action item with an attachment; no discussion or outcome is available. - 100 Year Celebration Planning (Johann): Listed as an action item with an attachment; no discussion or outcome is available. Committee Member Comments - Scheduled on the agenda; no details available. Next Meeting Date - The agenda included a next meeting date announcement, but the date was not included in the available record. Key Outcomes - No votes, decisions, or formal outcomes can be confirmed because the minutes and transcript are not available.

The Equal Opportunities Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM in the First Floor Conference Room, 100 State Street, Beloit, WI was cancelled due to lack of quorum. No agenda items were discussed, and no minutes were recorded.

The Beloit Plan Commission met on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 5:30 PM at City Hall Forum, 100 State Street, Beloit, WI. The agenda included a single report item: consideration of an Extraterritorial Final Subdivision Plat called Riverstone Subdivision - Plat 4 in the Town of Beloit. No public hearings were scheduled, and no prior-item status updates were listed. The meeting was scheduled to adjourn with the next regular Plan Commission meeting set for July 8, 2026. (Note: Minutes and transcript were not provided; this summary is based on the agenda only.) Minutes - The commission had the June 3, 2026 Plan Commission minutes on the agenda for consideration; no outcome is recorded in the available agenda. Public Hearings - None scheduled. Reports - Consideration of the Extraterritorial Final Subdivision Plat, Riverstone Subdivision - Plat 4, Town of Beloit, was on the agenda. No staff recommendation, discussion, or action is available from the agenda. Status Report on Prior Plan Commission Items - No updates were listed. Future Agenda Items - Planned Unit Development - Career Tek - Extraterritorial Preliminary Plat - Heritage Grove Subdivision Adjournment - The next Plan Commission meeting is scheduled for July 8, 2026. Note: The meeting minutes and transcript were not available for this summary; the summary is based solely on the agenda.

The Beloit City Council met in regular session at 6:00 PM on Monday, June 15, 2026, at City Hall Forum, 100 State Street, Beloit, WI. The posted agenda covered Juneteenth proclamations, a public hearing on 2027 community development and housing needs, public comments, a consent agenda, alcohol beverage license renewals, appointments, and reports on financial and water-quality compliance. No meeting minutes were available, and the raw transcript is partially garbled; this summary relies on the agenda and the intelligible portions of the transcript. Special Orders & Announcements - Proclamation 2026-016 recognized Juneteenth and Rising Queens (Adama). - Proclamation 2026-017 recognized Juneteenth and The Elite Ladies of Beloit (Adama). Public Hearing - The council conducted a public hearing to solicit input on public housing, community development, housing, and homeless needs in the City of Beloit for inclusion in the 2027 Annual Plan. No specific testimony from this hearing was clearly captured in the available transcript. Public Comments & Testimony - A resident described a previous community effort that successfully secured clean water by organizing neighbors, working with the local electric utility, and partnering with a state representative. The speaker urged the community to work together and not be intimidated by developers. - A resident raised concerns about the impact of a proposed development on local pollution, energy rates, and the environment. They asked the city to study effects on infrastructure, city water usage, costs and benefits, and chemicals used, and asked for time for studies before any proposal advances. The speaker also asked the council to consider zoning for larger-scale industrial uses and referenced neighbors forming a coalition for responsible development. Consent Calendar - The consent agenda was presented for one motion with no separate discussion unless requested. Items listed included: - Approval of the regular meeting minutes of June 1, 2026. - Approval of the special meeting minutes of June 1, 2026. - Resolution 2026-086 approving applicants for Alcohol Beverage Operator's (Bartender's) Licenses for 2025-2027. - Referral to the Plan Commission of the extraterritorial final subdivision plat of Riverstone Subdivision Plat 4 in the Town of Beloit. Licenses - Resolution 2026-083 was on the agenda to approve renewals of Alcohol Beverage Licenses for the July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 license period. - Resolution 2026-084 was on the agenda to approve late renewals of Alcohol Beverage Licenses for the same license period. Appointments - Nominations for city board, committee, and commission seats were on the agenda for confirmation by one motion unless a council member requested separate consideration. Discussion Items & Reports - 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Statement Presentation (Miller): A presentation was delivered. The transcript contains garbled references to budget levels, revenue, borrowing, and a figure described as "155," but exact figures could not be verified from the audio. - Resolution 2026-085, 2025 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (Frisbee): Discussion appeared to address water-quality cleaning, maintenance profiles, staffing/operators, and work with partners. No final vote was captured. - Resolution 2026-087, authorizing an application for the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Grant Program (Farley): Listed on the agenda; no substantive discussion was captured in the transcript. Key Outcomes - The record shows the Juneteenth proclamations were presented and public comments were received. - Input from the public hearing was intended to inform the 2027 Annual Plan. - Final votes and adopted resolutions could not be independently confirmed because meeting minutes were not available and the transcript does not clearly capture motions or roll-call outcomes.

The Beloit City Council met for a workshop on June 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the First Floor Conference Room at City Hall, 100 State Street, Beloit, WI, to review the agenda for the regular 6:00 p.m. Council Meeting. This summary is based only on the agenda notice; no minutes or transcript were available. Agenda Review - The sole stated purpose was to review the agenda for the regular 6:00 p.m. Council Meeting. - No other agenda items, attachments, or staff reports were included in the provided agenda.