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Record of Proceedings

Fitchburg Finance Committee Meeting - May 26, 2026

Common Council & City Boards — Tuesday, May 26, 2026

BodyFitchburg, Wisconsin

SessionCommon Council & City Boards

DateTuesday, May 26, 2026

StatusFILED

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Speaker 3

1:21

I'll move approval.

Speaker 4

1:23

Motion to approve by Elder Jetser.

1:25

Any comments or questions from the minutes?

1:28

All those in favor of the minutes, uh say aye.

1:31

Aye.

1:32

Aye.

Unassigned speaker

1:32

Uh

Speaker 4

1:33

minutes are approved.

1:34

Uh next item on the agenda is public appearances for non-agenda items.

1:38

We have no one on Zoom and no one in chambers.

1:40

So we will move on to item four, the finance director report.

1:44

Um, and I believe Chad is acting finance director uh tonight.

Speaker 5

1:50

Yes, so I'm my apologies that you are stuck with me this evening.

1:53

Uh Misty was out of there needed to be out of the office this evening.

1:57

So I'm covering for her tonight, and uh therefore there is not a finance director's report.

2:03

But I'm happy to take any questions on any matters and get answers to you if you have any specific questions.

Speaker 4

2:10

Any questions from the treasurer's reporter?

Unassigned speaker

2:12

No.

Speaker 4

2:13

Okay.

2:13

Uh we will move on to review of bills.

2:15

Uh first item is detailed review of checks for 10,000 and above.

2:19

May 1st through the 15th, 2026, totaling 2,366, 296 and 28 cents.

2:26

Any comments or questions?

2:28

Bill?

Speaker 3

2:29

Well, now we're finding out why it was a bad idea to have this 10,000 and oversection, because my question applies to both.

2:36

Um there's a couple of checks in here for reinstalling a light pole on Fitrona Road and repair of a pole.

2:46

And I'm wondering if those are the same incident, and if so, what was that incident?

Unassigned speaker

2:52

Uh

Speaker 5

2:52

do you have those two items on the agenda packet by chance?

Speaker 3

2:55

Uh check 130635 was the repair of the poll.

Unassigned speaker

3:02

And

Speaker 3

3:02

130613 was the reinstallation of the light.

3:06

There were two different vendors.

3:08

Do you have the uh page number by chance?

3:11

No, but control F does.

Unassigned speaker

3:14

1365.

Speaker 3

3:16

Um 47 out of 11.

Unassigned speaker

3:27

And

Speaker 3

3:27

53.

Speaker 5

3:28

All right.

3:29

Got uh page 47, check number again really.

Speaker 3

3:33

130635, MG and E repair of Light Bowl.

Speaker 5

3:38

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

3:42

That

Speaker 6

3:43

didn't stand out to me as a very expensive repair.

Speaker 3

3:46

No, I was just curious, because I I hadn't heard anything about somebody running it over or whatever.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

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Summary of Proceedings

Fitchburg Finance Committee Meeting - May 26, 2026

The Finance Committee met on May 26, 2026, to approve minutes, review bills, and act on two resolutions. The meeting adjourned at 5:39 PM.

Consent Calendar

Minutes from previous meeting were approved unanimously (motion by Elder Jetzer).

Public Comments & Testimony

No public appearances were made, either in person or via Zoom.

Discussion Items

Finance Director Report: Acting Finance Director Chad attended in place of Misty. No formal report was presented, but he offered to answer questions; none were raised.
Review of Bills:
- Detailed review of checks over $10,000 for May 1–15, 2026, totaling $2,366,296.28. A committee member questioned two checks related to light pole repair (MG&E) and reinstallation (Nichols EC) on Fitrona Road, asking if they were from the same incident. Staff agreed to investigate.
- Detailed review of all checks (130594–130728) for May 1–15, 2026, totaling $2,610,620.74. A question about police vehicle tire purchases ($13,000) was answered: the department places one annual order to stock tires as needed.
PCAR Transactions: Transactions for the cycle ending April 6, 2026, totaling $215,682.98 were reviewed with no comments.

Action Items

Resolution R8326 – Senior Center Wellness Room Policy: Approved unanimously. The policy update aligns the Maple Corners room rental practices with those of the community center, allowing fees for instructors under N8020 arrangements (80% instructor, 20% city).
Resolution R10226 – Development Agreement with Syncopation LLC: Deferred without recommendation to the City Council meeting later that night (motion carried unanimously).

Key Outcomes

Resolution R8326 approved.
Resolution R10226 deferred to City Council.
Meeting adjourned at 5:39 PM.

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