The Monroe Common Council met on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 6:30 PM at City Hall Council Chambers. All eight alderpersons were present. The meeting covered a wide range of items including proclamations, special event approvals, zoning text amendments, public works contracts, personnel matters, and a closed session for property and compensation discussions. The meeting adjourned at 7:35 PM.
Four public hearings were held, with no public testimony. All four ordinances were approved unanimously (8-0):
All four resolutions were approved unanimously (8-0):
Okay. Uh now we're in back and open uh resolution approving pay grade pay step resolution approving pay grade step increase for the city treasurer your honorable mayor. We have a resolution approving a step increase for the city treasurer, whereas the salary and personnel committee has reviewed the duties and responsibilities associated with the position of the city treasurer, and whereas following a review of the city treasure job responsibilities and descriptions with the assistance of McGrath Human Resources Group. Additional duties and responsibilities were identified as being performed by the city treasurer Kristen Ladwig. Um therefore be it resolved by this common council of the city of Monroe. Um one to city council or the common council hereby approves a step increase to step four at pay grade 145 on the city of Monroe pay scale for Kristen Ladwig said step increase shall become effective on June 25th, 2026. And this is offered by the salary and personnel committee dated the 18th day of May 2026, and a motion for approval. Second second okay, got a motion second to approve the pay increase for city treasurer. Any discussion? Yeah, should it just be the position of the person or is that I don't know, just maybe that's a technicality, but yeah, I think it's specific to her in that position right now, so I think it's okay. So if someone if she would leave, we'd have to redo it. I mean that person would a new person would just be hired within that pay grade based on their experience and what step they would fall at. They would start new. So it's specific to her for the more discussion. If not, clerk call a roll for voting, please. Holder Tolman. Aye. Alder True Hart? Aye. Aye. Holder Whartonweiler. Aye. Alder Schaefer. Aye. Alder Frankie. Aye. Alder McGuire. Aye. Alder Vestine. Aye. And Alder Velkley. Aye. And that gets approved. Okay. Uh Finance of Taxation Committee. Resolution approving extension to option of option to purchase land in TID 9. Connor Mayor, we have a resolution approving agreement approving agreement to extend option to purchase real estate. Whereas the this agreement to extend option to purchase real estate is entered into on May 18th, 2026 by and between the City of Monroe and Haven Homes Development LLC. Whereas the parties entered into an option purchase real estate dated December 4th, 2023, uh and recorded in the Green County Register D's on December 20th, 2023. Whereas the original option to purchase is set to expire at 1159 p.m. on December 31st, 2026. Whereas the parties desire to extend the option to purchase for one additional year. Now therefore, the parties agree to as follows. The purchaser hereby agrees to make an additional $4,333 option payment to extend the option period for an additional year with the additional option payment being credited at the closing towards the purchase price, as would the option payment in the original option to purchase as stated in section 7B. Uh upon execution of this agreement, the purchaser shall pay to the seller the sum of $4,000 $333, which payment shall purchase an extension to their original option to purchase term. All other terms and conditions of the original option to purchase, not revised herein shall be incorporated by reference and shall continue to be the agreement of the parties offered by the finance and taxation committee dated this 18th day of May 2026. And I move for its approval. I'll second. Second to approve the extension of option to purchase land in TID 9. Any discussion.