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Mequon Common Council Regular Meeting – July 14, 2026

Common Council — Tuesday, July 14, 2026
BodyMequon, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council
DateTuesday, July 14, 2026
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Unassigned speaker

0:04

We'll

Speaker 1

0:05

call the common council meeting for Tuesday, July 14th or to order.

0:09

Please call the roll.

Speaker 2

0:10

Alderman Strahlchuk.

Speaker 1

0:12

Here.

Speaker 2

0:13

Alderman Tolako.

0:14

Here.

0:14

Alderman Meyer.

0:15

Here.

0:16

Alderman Hanscher.

0:17

Here.

0:17

Alderman Bach is absent.

0:19

Alderman Parrish.

Speaker 3

0:20

Here.

Speaker 2

0:21

Alderman Brett.

Speaker 1

0:22

Here.

Speaker 2

0:22

Alderman Gebhart.

0:23

Here.

0:23

And Mayor Nurban.

Speaker 1

0:24

Here.

0:25

And I went out of order again, so we'll make up item two and do the Pledge of Allegiance quickly.

Speaker 3

0:41

Underground.

Speaker 1

0:50

We have no public hearings this evening, so we'll move on to personal appearances and public comment.

0:54

Citizens wishing to address the council on any matter not on the time.

Unassigned speaker

0:59

If

Speaker 1

0:59

you desire to be heard on agenda items, you may be heard when that item is considered on the agenda.

1:04

Please speak into the microphone at the podium.

1:06

Time limit is five minutes.

1:07

Is there anyone here this evening who wishes to speak on any item not on the agenda?

1:12

Hearing and seeing none, we'll move on to public officials' reports.

1:16

Um I have nothing this evening.

1:18

Um how about you in administrator Jones?

Speaker 4

1:21

Thank you, Mayor.

1:21

Just a couple of quick comments.

1:23

Um recently, Captain John Hale, who served the city of Mekwan police department for 30 years, uh, retired from the city.

1:31

I think his last day uh was Wednesday, July 1st.

1:35

And uh yesterday, uh we swore in Lindsay Graysaric as the new uh police department captain.

1:42

Uh she becomes the second female uh within Ozaki County's history to assume a command level position alongside of current Ozaki County Sheriff Christy Knowles.

1:54

Uh so congratulations to Captain Gracearick.

1:58

Uh also uh coming up next month, the August 11th partisan primary election will be held uh across the state of Wisconsin.

2:07

Early voting will commence on Tuesday, July 28th and run through Friday, August 7th.

2:13

Hours will be 8 a.m.

2:15

to 4 30 p.m.

2:16

here at City Hall daily.

2:18

Uh, because the August 11th primary partisan election falls on a Tuesday.

2:23

We as a common council will be scheduling and convening our regular monthly meeting next Wednesday or Wednesday, August 12th, because we'll have uh voting going on in this um building uh and across the city all day until 7 p.m.

2:41

on Tuesday, August 11th.

2:42

So just a reminder to everyone here on the council, our meeting next month is Wednesday, August 12th.

2:49

Thank

Unassigned speaker

2:50

you.

Speaker 1

2:52

Thank you.

2:53

Well, we'll move on to the consent agenda.

2:55

We have five sets of various board or commission meeting minutes and one resolution on the consent agenda.

3:03

Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?

Speaker 3

3:05

Approval.

3:07

Second,

Speaker 1

3:08

motion and a second.

3:09

All is in favor, please say aye.

3:11

Aye.

3:11

Any opposed?

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Summary of Proceedings

Mequon Common Council Regular Meeting – July 14, 2026

The Mequon Common Council met on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. per the agenda; Mayor Andrew Nerbun called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. per the minutes, and the meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m. Seven aldermen were present; Alderman Bach was absent (excused). No public hearings or personal appearances/public comments were held. The council approved the consent agenda, adopted a camping ordinance, approved two financial resolutions, and confirmed two mayoral appointments.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved by voice acclamation the consent agenda containing: Architectural Board minutes (May 11, 2026); Common Council minutes (June 9, 2026); Finance-Personnel Committee minutes (May 12, 2026); Joint Mequon-Thiensville Bike and Pedestrian Way Commission minutes (May 14, 2026); the Commission's 2025 Annual Report; and Resolution 4298 approving the Final Plat for The Enclave at Mequon Preserve – Phase IX, a 13-lot single-family home development located immediately east of 10662 North Tree Sparrow Drive (recommended by the Planning Commission June 22, 2026).
  • Ordinance 2026-1694 received a first reading only (no action): an ordinance amending the City's Zoning Map from B-5, R-1, R-2B, C-2 and OA to R-4, PUD and C-2, and the Land Use Plan from Industrial, Residential 5-Acre, Residential 1-1.5 Acre and Critical Environmental to Residential 1-Acre and Critical Environmental, for a residential neighborhood of 87 single-family lots on 107 acres south of 10303 Baehr Road and north and west of 10007 Baehr Road; recommended by the Planning Commission June 22, 2026.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • None. No public hearings were held, and no citizens addressed the Council.

Public Officials' Reports

  • Mayor Nerbun had nothing to report.
  • City Administrator William Jones reported that Police Captain John Hoell retired after 30 years of service and that former Sergeant Lindsay Graycarek was sworn in as the new Police Captain; she is the second female in Ozaukee County history to hold a command-level law-enforcement position, alongside Sheriff Christy Knowles. The raw transcript spells these names "John Hale" and "Lindsay Graysaric." He also announced that early voting for the August 11, 2026 partisan primary will run Tuesday, July 28 through Friday, August 7, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at City Hall, and that the next Common Council meeting will be Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Ordinances

  • Ordinance 2026-1693: An ordinance creating Section 46-4 of the Mequon Municipal Code related to the regulation of camping within the City; recommended by the Public Safety Committee on May 12, 2026, and given first reading on June 9, 2026. Alderman Hansher moved approval; Alderman Tolocko seconded. Approved by roll call vote with all seven present aldermen voting aye; Alderman Bach was absent and recorded as deemed no.

Resolutions

  • Resolution 4299: Authorizing payment of interest on prior inter-fund advances in the estimated amount of $351,014 and the transfer of $700,000 from the City's General Fund to the Capital Fund; recommended by the Finance-Personnel Committee on July 14, 2026. Alderman Parrish moved approval; Alderman Gebhardt seconded. Approved by roll call vote with all seven present aldermen voting aye; Alderman Bach was absent and recorded as deemed no.
  • Resolution 4300: Adopting proposed amendments to City Financial Policy Statement 9 (Debt Management) and City Financial Policy Statement 10 (Accounting, Auditing, & Financial Reporting); recommended by the Finance-Personnel Committee on July 14, 2026. Alderman Strzelczyk moved approval; Alderman Gebhardt seconded. Approved by voice acclamation with all seven present aldermen voting aye; Alderman Bach was absent and recorded as deemed no.

New Business

  • Mayoral appointments confirmed: Denise Long to the Festivals Committee and Elizabeth Stern to the Park & Open Space Board. Alderman Mayr moved approval; Alderman Bratt seconded. Approved by voice acclamation; Alderman Bach was absent and recorded as deemed no.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent agenda approved (voice acclamation). Minutes list six ayes (Strzelczyk, Mayr, Hansher, Parrish, Bratt, Gebhardt) and Alderman Bach deemed no; Alderman Tolocko, who was present at roll call, is not listed among consent-agenda ayes in the minutes.
  • Ordinance 2026-1693 approved by roll call vote (7 ayes; Bach deemed no).
  • Resolution 4299 approved by roll call vote (7 ayes; Bach deemed no).
  • Resolution 4300 approved by voice acclamation (7 ayes; Bach deemed no).
  • Mayoral appointments for Denise Long and Elizabeth Stern approved (voice acclamation; Bach deemed no).
  • Ordinance 2026-1694 remains on first reading and will return for formal consideration at a future meeting.
  • Adjourned at 7:46 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

We'll call the common council meeting for Tuesday, July 14th or to order. Please call the roll. Alderman Strahlchuk. Here. Alderman Tolako. Here. Alderman Meyer. Here. Alderman Hanscher. Here. Alderman Bach is absent. Alderman Parrish. Here. Alderman Brett. Here. Alderman Gebhart. Here. And Mayor Nurban. Here. And I went out of order again, so we'll make up item two and do the Pledge of Allegiance quickly. Underground. We have no public hearings this evening, so we'll move on to personal appearances and public comment. Citizens wishing to address the council on any matter not on the time. If you desire to be heard on agenda items, you may be heard when that item is considered on the agenda. Please speak into the microphone at the podium. Time limit is five minutes. Is there anyone here this evening who wishes to speak on any item not on the agenda? Hearing and seeing none, we'll move on to public officials' reports. Um I have nothing this evening. Um how about you in administrator Jones? Thank you, Mayor. Just a couple of quick comments. Um recently, Captain John Hale, who served the city of Mekwan police department for 30 years, uh, retired from the city. I think his last day uh was Wednesday, July 1st. And uh yesterday, uh we swore in Lindsay Graysaric as the new uh police department captain. Uh she becomes the second female uh within Ozaki County's history to assume a command level position alongside of current Ozaki County Sheriff Christy Knowles. Uh so congratulations to Captain Gracearick. Uh also uh coming up next month, the August 11th partisan primary election will be held uh across the state of Wisconsin. Early voting will commence on Tuesday, July 28th and run through Friday, August 7th. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. here at City Hall daily. Uh, because the August 11th primary partisan election falls on a Tuesday. We as a common council will be scheduling and convening our regular monthly meeting next Wednesday or Wednesday, August 12th, because we'll have uh voting going on in this um building uh and across the city all day until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11th. So just a reminder to everyone here on the council, our meeting next month is Wednesday, August 12th. Thank you.

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