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Record of Proceedings

Beloit City Council Regular Meeting – October 5, 2026

Meeting Portal — Monday, October 5, 2026
BodyBeloit, Wisconsin
SessionMeeting Portal
DateMonday, October 5, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Unassigned speaker

6:25

Well

Speaker 1

6:26

as fire conventions there was possibility of property by the SP records of third and two anywhere else and all five protections that we would have to force people

Unassigned speaker

6:45

as

Speaker 1

6:45

far as the car to buy a shape.

7:02

Avoiding balanced bodies and I just away to combustible manufacturers and stuff.

9:09

And the thing is often performed to be fine.

Unassigned speaker

9:48

And we're going to move over while these are the working along our way to place for the workers and five fifty five.

Speaker 1

10:21

Move over the five.

10:29

All motors can be over there for anyone working on the hall.

12:24

Um I'm a farmer and a common board member.

14:43

Um working on two years.

Unassigned speaker

15:00

Working in office at 20 years in the house more material and that's it.

Speaker 1

37:30

And we'll read the cost of the right.

Unassigned speaker

40:00

That was fine.

Speaker 1

53:33

Um I would be a very

Unassigned speaker

53:42

um

Speaker 1

53:42

at least level and closed budget for all the time.

Unassigned speaker

54:25

Uh three nine power and you can see the local five for my things to talk about.

Unassigned speaker

55:36

So

Speaker 1

55:37

one of the highlights I was like the 80% of the staff and five percent uh capacity uh proposed by the change and uh here by resource that we'll have uh was that we have a couple problems.

56:24

Um IOD is also along with the other looking to uh buyers but

Unassigned speaker

56:33

um

Speaker 1

56:35

to

Unassigned speaker

56:36

um work

Speaker 1

56:39

um that's why this is uh big thing that's uh we can change the model from uh for the real thing for ranger participants and also uh um three different five

Unassigned speaker

57:18

uh

Speaker 1

57:18

kind of those things

Unassigned speaker

57:21

like

Speaker 1

57:27

that's important because a lot of the different content.

57:42

Um personnel union personal file

Unassigned speaker

57:47

uh the

Speaker 1

57:53

other big component uh the personality is the uh benefits which is probably often we provide and have a free new contribution.

58:21

Um decrease in the function of one point three.

Unassigned speaker

59:23

And

Speaker 1

59:23

then the purple property um starting out from here to extend property and find increased by about one percent of the half percent um that value increase and value increase.

1:00:20

I mean other services that we provide on the outside of the left.

1:00:50

That's pretty common.

1:01:14

And also the help of the increase of cost funds.

1:01:21

We're also proposing an increase to the ALS2 and the mileage for the angular not the actual angular call itself.

Unassigned speaker

1:02:14

And

Speaker 1

1:02:14

then the career that we just need for five cents for the budget.

1:04:33

All the other funding services that we have a pretty minor relative to the city funds.

Unassigned speaker

1:05:00

That's where we have the um that's where we have the one thing during the proposed budget and allocating that once the budget is easier from an image for the standard house right there.

Speaker 1

1:05:28

Um the other increase here is again in the fire department.

1:05:32

We're going to show a lot of changes and we're doing reporting on

Unassigned speaker

1:05:36

the

Speaker 1

1:05:37

cost of providing fire services.

1:05:40

Um increase cost of that particular one item is just the public.

1:05:47

Um that's that's the right correlation.

Unassigned speaker

1:05:53

All

Speaker 1

1:05:53

the other departments are really minor increases for the most part of this three point two.

1:06:21

Um department three common LP is in fire can be revenue short or uh external sources,

Unassigned speaker

1:06:32

and

Speaker 1

1:06:32

then public works is right behind.

1:06:34

So three common allocates.

Unassigned speaker

1:06:42

So

Speaker 1

1:06:42

it's really the uh social funds because the response and had in the past because that really is fine.

1:06:56

We're holding the funding for other people, but we don't really own this fund.

Unassigned speaker

1:07:06

Um

Speaker 1

1:07:06

we're just adding this to be theory

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████54%
Budget Equity Analysis████████████████████████29%
Fire Safety█████6%
Personnel Matters████5%
Fiscal Sustainability███4%
Water And Wastewater Management██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Beloit City Council Regular Meeting – October 5, 2026

The Beloit City Council held its regular meeting at City Hall Forum on Monday, October 5, 2026, beginning at 6:00 PM. The meeting was called to order with a quorum present, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The agenda included three proclamations, a public hearing on a zoning map amendment, routine consent calendar items, a new liquor license for Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit, a first reading of an ordinance on obstructions/encroachments, city manager remarks on strategic planning, and a presentation of the proposed 2027 budgets.

Proclamations & Announcements

  • Proclamation 2026-020 recognizing Indigenous Peoples' Day (presented by Adama)
  • Proclamation 2026-021 recognizing Fire Prevention Week (Adama)
  • Proclamation 2026-022 recognizing Move Over Day (Adama)

Public Hearing

  • Ordinance No. 3921: Consideration of an amendment to the Zoning District Map for the property at 2325 Murphy Woods Road. The Plan Commission recommended approval by a vote of 4-0. This was the first reading of the ordinance.

Public Comments

  • No public comments were recorded in the agenda or provided in the transcription.

Consent Calendar

The following items were approved as part of the consent agenda unless any council member requested separate discussion:

  • Approval of the regular meeting minutes of September 21, 2026
  • Resolution 2026-141: Approving applicants for Alcohol Beverage Operator's Licenses (2025-2027)
  • Resolution 2026-092: Approving an overhead and underground electric and communication easement for Wisconsin Power and Light at 1620 S Lodge Drive
  • Resolution 2026-137: Authorizing submission of an application for the FY26 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program
  • Resolution 2026-118: Authorizing final payment for Public Works Contract C25-01 (E. Grand Avenue Reconstruction)
  • Resolution 2026-128: Approving a Facility Use Agreement with Mason's Skate Shop, LLC for skate sharpening services at Edwards Sports and Activity Center

Licenses

  • Resolution 2026-139: Approval of an application for a new Class "B" Beer and Reserve "Class B" Intoxicating Liquor License for Ho-Chunk Nation, d/b/a Ho-Chunk Gaming Beloit, located at 777 Willowbrook Road, with Bernice Twinn as agent.

Ordinances

  • First reading of Ordinance No. 3923 to amend sections 11.05(2)(f)(4)(e) and 11.05(2)(f)(5)(f) of the Code of General Ordinances pertaining to obstructions or encroachments.

Appointments

  • The council considered nominations for seats on city boards, committees, or commissions. The nominations were subject to confirmation by the council.

Councilor Activities and Upcoming Events

  • Council members shared updates on their activities and upcoming events; no specific details were captured in the source materials.

City Manager Presentation

  • The City Manager gave a presentation on the Strategic Planning Workshop/Process, outlining next steps for the city’s strategic planning efforts.

Reports from Boards and City Officers

  • Miller presented the proposed 2027 Operating, Library, and Capital Improvements Budgets. The raw transcription of this presentation is largely garbled and difficult to interpret accurately. From the fragments, it appears the presentation covered major fund categories (e.g., general fund, enterprise funds, internal service funds), staffing and benefit changes, revenue projections, and expenditure increases in departments such as fire. Specific statistics mentioned in the transcription (e.g., "80% of the staff", "five percent capacity", "increase of 1.3", "one percent of the half percent", "500 million times of students") are incoherent and cannot be reliably reported. The council discussed the budget and scheduled further presentations in subsequent meetings.

Adjournment

  • The meeting was adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Well as fire conventions there was possibility of property by the SP records of third and two anywhere else and all five protections that we would have to force people as far as the car to buy a shape. Avoiding balanced bodies and I just away to combustible manufacturers and stuff. And the thing is often performed to be fine. And we're going to move over while these are the working along our way to place for the workers and five fifty five. Move over the five. All motors can be over there for anyone working on the hall. Um I'm a farmer and a common board member. Um working on two years. Working in office at 20 years in the house more material and that's it. And we'll read the cost of the right. That was fine. Um I would be a very um at least level and closed budget for all the time. Uh three nine power and you can see the local five for my things to talk about. So one of the highlights I was like the 80% of the staff and five percent uh capacity uh proposed by the change and uh here by resource that we'll have uh was that we have a couple problems. Um IOD is also along with the other looking to uh buyers but um to um work um that's why this is uh big thing that's uh we can change the model from uh for the real thing for ranger participants and also uh um three different five uh kind of those things like that's important because a lot of the different content. Um personnel union personal file uh the other big component uh the personality is the uh benefits which is probably often we provide and have a free new contribution. Um decrease in the function of one point three. And then the purple property um starting out from here to extend property and find increased by about one percent of the half percent um that value increase and value increase. I mean other services that we provide on the outside of the left. That's pretty common. And also the help of the increase of cost funds. We're also proposing an increase to the ALS2 and the mileage for the angular not the actual angular call itself. And then the career that we just need for five cents for the budget. All the other funding services that we have a pretty minor relative to the city funds. That's where we have the um that's where we have the one thing during the proposed budget and allocating that once the budget is easier from an image for the standard house right there. Um the other increase here is again in the fire department. We're going to show a lot of changes and we're doing reporting on the cost of providing fire services. Um increase cost of that particular one item is just the public. Um that's that's the right correlation. All

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