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Altoona Special Council Meeting Approves 2026 Teamsters Contract on December 22, 2025

Meeting Portal — Monday, December 22, 2025
BodyAltoona, Wisconsin
SessionMeeting Portal
DateMonday, December 22, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Um call the meeting to order.

0:01

This is the um special council meeting for Monday, December 22nd.

Unassigned speaker

0:06

Uh

Speaker 1

0:06

Pledge Allegiance.

Unassigned speaker

0:09

I

Speaker 1

0:09

pledge allegiance.

0:10

This is a plan of way of the United States.

0:14

And two states.

0:17

One nation under God.

0:26

Roll call for councilpersons.

0:28

Roll call for department heads.

Unassigned speaker

0:31

And

Speaker 2

0:32

we have absent at this time, Mayor Brendan Pratt, but we do have present councilperson Dale Stuber.

Unassigned speaker

0:37

Here.

Speaker 2

0:38

Councilperson Timothy Lima.

Speaker 3

0:40

Here.

Speaker 2

0:41

Councilperson Bruce Thielen.

Speaker 1

0:43

Here.

Unassigned speaker

0:44

We

Speaker 2

0:44

have Chairperson Matthew Beeran.

Speaker 1

0:47

Here.

Speaker 2

0:48

And we have uh councilperson Susie Zilmer.

0:51

Here.

0:53

And we have also absent Sue Rowe at this time.

0:58

We have uh attorney Sambach hot Hansen.

1:02

City Administrator Michael Golot, Assistant City Administrator Roy Atkinson, Betsy Boley, Director of Administrative Services, and Cindy Bauer, City Clerk.

1:13

We have a quorum.

Speaker 1

1:15

Thank

Unassigned speaker

1:15

you.

Unassigned speaker

1:16

Uh

Speaker 1

1:16

citizens participation period.

1:18

Uh this is for anyone uh that has anything that is not on the agenda.

Speaker 4

1:24

At this time, there are no members of the public on the call.

Speaker 3

1:29

Lamb will move to close citizens participation period.

Speaker 1

1:34

Thank you.

1:35

We have a motion and a second.

1:36

All in favor say aye.

1:38

Aye aye.

Speaker 4

1:39

Sorry,

Speaker 1

1:40

anyone opposed.

1:41

All right.

1:42

Uh reports, city officers, department heads, and city committees.

Speaker 5

1:46

We have none, your honor.

Speaker 1

1:47

Thank you.

1:48

Um moving down to new business.

1:50

Item one is to discuss consider approval of the Teamsters Union contract with the public works parks department, uh, parks maintenance department and clerical employees uh for the period of January first, 2026 through December 31st, 2026.

Speaker 5

2:06

Yeah, so uh first I I want to start by just saying apologize.

2:10

This didn't get on last

Speaker 2

2:12

um

Speaker 5

2:13

agenda.

2:14

We we we missed it.

2:15

It needed to be done by the end of the year.

2:17

This is something that happens every year when Act 10

Unassigned speaker

2:21

was

Speaker 5

2:22

passed.

2:22

Part of it was that you have to recertify the uh unions every year, which means we have to do the contract every year, and it's become administrative in nature, and we we we just missed it this year.

2:37

My apologies,

Unassigned speaker

2:38

but

Speaker 5

2:39

um so I would entertain a motion to approve the contracts for 2026.

2:45

Lama so moves.

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Summary of Proceedings

Altoona Special Council Meeting Approves 2026 Teamsters Contract on December 22, 2025

The Altoona City Council held a special meeting on Monday, December 22, 2025, at 20:00 UTC. Council Chairperson Matthew Beeran presided, and a quorum was present: Councilpersons Dale Stuber, Timothy Lima, Bruce Thielen, Susie Zilmer, and Chairperson Beeran. Mayor Brendan Pratt and Councilmember Sue Rowe were absent. Also present were the city attorney, City Administrator Michael Golot, Assistant City Administrator Roy Atkinson, Director of Administrative Services Betsy Boley, and City Clerk Cindy Bauer. No agenda or minutes were available; this summary is based solely on the transcript.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke. After confirming no one was on the call, the council closed the citizens participation period by voice vote.

Discussion Items

  • No reports were presented by city officers, department heads, or committees.
  • 2026 Teamsters Union Contract: The council discussed and considered approval of the Teamsters Union contract with public works, parks maintenance, and clerical employees for January 1 through December 31, 2026. The presiding officer apologized that the item was not on the previous agenda, explaining that annual union recertification and contract approval are required under Wisconsin Act 10 and have become administrative in nature. Councilmember Timothy Lima moved to approve the contract; the motion was seconded.

Key Outcomes

  • The council approved the 2026 Teamsters Union contract by voice vote; no opposition was voiced.
  • Following this action, the council voted by voice vote to adjourn, and the meeting ended.

Meeting Transcript

Um call the meeting to order. This is the um special council meeting for Monday, December 22nd. Uh Pledge Allegiance. I pledge allegiance. This is a plan of way of the United States. And two states. One nation under God. Roll call for councilpersons. Roll call for department heads. And we have absent at this time, Mayor Brendan Pratt, but we do have present councilperson Dale Stuber. Here. Councilperson Timothy Lima. Here. Councilperson Bruce Thielen. Here. We have Chairperson Matthew Beeran. Here. And we have uh councilperson Susie Zilmer. Here. And we have also absent Sue Rowe at this time. We have uh attorney Sambach hot Hansen. City Administrator Michael Golot, Assistant City Administrator Roy Atkinson, Betsy Boley, Director of Administrative Services, and Cindy Bauer, City Clerk. We have a quorum. Thank you. Uh citizens participation period. Uh this is for anyone uh that has anything that is not on the agenda. At this time, there are no members of the public on the call. Lamb will move to close citizens participation period. Thank you. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye aye. Sorry, anyone opposed. All right. Uh reports, city officers, department heads, and city committees. We have none, your honor. Thank you. Um moving down to new business. Item one is to discuss consider approval of the Teamsters Union contract with the public works parks department, uh, parks maintenance department and clerical employees uh for the period of January first, 2026 through December 31st, 2026. Yeah, so uh first I I want to start by just saying apologize. This didn't get on last um agenda.

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