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The Menasha Common Council met Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the First Floor Conference Rooms, 100 Main Street, Menasha, Wisconsin. Mayor Hammond called the meeting to order, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and all eight alderpersons were present. The council addressed tornado-recovery planning and financing, approved several routine actions, terminated the Flock Safety ALPR agreement, extended the 2027 budget calendar, and denied three claims against the city. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 PM.
Good evening. I'd like to call the City of Manasha Common Council meeting to order. If you'd please rise and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you. Clerk Janet, if you'd please take a roll. Alderman Marshall. Alderman Grady. Alderman School. Alderman Rand. Alderman Eisenach. Alderman Hale. Alderman Perkins. Alderman Lewis. All are present. Thank you very much. Next on the agenda is E. This is public comment in any matter of concern to the city. If anybody in the gallery this evening wishes to speak to any matter of concern to the city and want to address the common council, you may do so by stepping up to the podium. We just ask that you please state your first and last name and address, and you do have five minutes to speak. Hi, Rachel Dowling, 642 DePierce Street in Manasha. Hello, mayor and our common council members. I appreciate that the city of Manasha is discussing and voting on whether or not to cancel the flock contract. And I support that conversation and understand that there may be several reasons behind it. If Manasha cancels the flock contract and then turns around and signs another contract offering similar technology with Axion or any other third-party surveillance vendor, we have not solved the problem. We've only changed the name on the contract. Anytime we allow outside companies to collect, store, analyze, and share information about the residents, we need strong safeguards in place. Now the police and fire are known nationally as heroes. The public works crew are not just blue-collar workers. And we need to recognize them for that. And I will work with Thad and Travis on a design. Like I said, it's already in process. We have somebody that used to be an employee here that will do it. And you'll be surprised at how inexpensive it will be. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anybody else in the gallery that wishes to participate in public comment for Section E of the agenda this evening? Seeing none, that will conclude E. Public comment in any matter of concern to the city. We'll move to F, which is report of department officers, department heads staff, and consultants. And they are here to present a donation for the tornado relief. So I'm gonna hand things over to both of them to say a few words, and then uh they're here to present a $10,000 check to the City of Manasha for uh tornado relief recovery efforts uh to make sure we're continuing to serve our communities. So welcome and thank you both for being here. Thank you, honorable mayor and the community for letting us be a part of this uh meeting and presenting the check to you.