Common Council Meeting - February 10th, 2026

Common Council Minutes The Common Council met at the City of Nekoosa Office Location: Council Chambers, 951 Market St. Nekoosa, WI 54457 Time: Tuesday, February 10th, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Mayor Daniel J. Carlson. Roll call was conducted by Kallee Ferk, City Clerk. Roll Call Aldermen Present: Alan Marcoux, Larry Krubsack, Mike Kumm, Daniel Downing, Anthony Carlson, Garett Kuhn, and Brad Hamilton via Zoom. Also in attendance was Mike Hartje – Fire Chief, Rick Schmidt – Public Works Director, Dennis Fenske, Sue Gustin, and Scott Gustin. Attendance via Zoom Darla Allen – Library Director and Nick Abts – City Attorney. Citizen Comment – No citizen’s commented. Approval of Previous Common Council Minutes – January 13th, 2026 A motion was made to approve the minutes of the previous Common Council meetings as written. Motion by: Larry Krubsack Seconded by: Garett Kuhn Motion carried unanimously. Treasurer’s Report A motion was made to approve the treasurer’s report. Motion by: Anthony Carlson Seconded by: Garett Kuhn Motion carried unanimously. Committee Reports Public Works A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Public Works Committee report of February 3rd, 2026 to be accepted as written. Motion by: Larry Krubsack Seconded by: Anthony Carlson Motion carried unanimously. Meeting Minutes: 1. Heard from Dennis Fenske and held discussion on the city’s ordinance as it relates to mobile or manufactured housing in R1. 2. Discussion on approving technical services for GIS mapping updates to sewer, water, cemetery, and street signs by Mead & Hunt. 3. Discussion on updating banners to be placed on the Market Street streetlight poles. 4. Recommend responding to Wood County Highway Department on road program for 2026. 5. Recommend authorizing street department to update the water system at Riverside Cemetery. 6. Recommend authorizing the update of the plat survey for Riverside Cemetery. 7. Discussion on Fairview Lane bidding process. 8. Recommend sending 2 water department employees to Rural Water and Sanitary class as per handbook. Motion that Items 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Public Works Committee Meeting be adopted for action. Motion by: Larry Krubsack Seconded by: Garett Kuhn Roll call vote: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Property Recreation and Human Affairs A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Property Recreation and Human Affairs report of February 3rd, 2026 to be accepted as written. Motion by: Mike Kumm Seconded by: Anthony Carlson Motion carried unanimously. Meeting Minutes: 1. Discussed new signs at Riverside Park. 2. Recommend new carpet at the Community Center from Freedom Carpet for $10,400.00. 3. Discussed updates at Riverside Park for the Disc Golf. 4. Discussed TID 4 – Lynn Creek Village Development. Motion that Item 2 of the Property Recreation and Human Affairs Committee Meeting be adopted for action. Motion by: Mike Kumm Seconded by: Brad Hamilton Roll call vote: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Public Safety A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Public Safety report of February 3rd, 2026 to be accepted as written. Motion by: Anthony Carlson Seconded by: Larry Krubsack Motion carried unanimously. Meeting Minutes: 1. Discussed ordinance enforcement by the police department. 2. Discussion on municipal court. 3. Recommend 1 police officer to attend the 2026 Wisconsin Association of Homicide Investigation 4/21/26 – 4/24/26 in the Wisconsin Dells as per handbook. Motion that Item 3 of the Public Safety Committee Meeting be adopted for action. Motion by: Anthony Carlson Seconded by: Garett Kuhn Roll call vote: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Ways & Means A motion was made to approve the minutes of the Ways & Means Committee report of February 10th, 2026 to be accepted as written. Motion by: Daniel Downing Seconded by: Larry Krubsack Motion carried unanimously. Meeting Minutes: 1. Discussed Heart of Wisconsin sponsorship of programs for 2026. 2. Audited the bills. 3. Recommend beverage operator license for Anjelita Alday. 4. Recommend Bobbi Hertzberg to attend Treasurers in Titletown conference from April 30th – May 1st as per handbook. Motion that Items 2, 3, and 4 of the Ways and Means Committee Meeting be adopted for action. Motion by: Daniel Downing Seconded by: Brad Hamilton Roll call vote: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Old Business – There was no old business. New Business Discussion and possible action on Resolution 01-2026: Resolution to Transfer 2025 Funds from Revenues to Expense Accounts. Motion to approve Resolution 01-2026. Motion by: Mike Kumm Seconded by: Brad Hamilton Roll call vote: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion and possible action on the WisVote agreement for 2026. Motion to approve the $250 charge and agreement for WisVote services from Wood County. Motion by: Anthony Carlson Seconded by: Larry Krubsack Roll call vote: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion and possible action on DS300 purchase for 2027 elections. DISCUSSION ONLY: City Clerk Kallee Ferk mentioned that she was notified by Wood County that the city needs to update their election ballot tabulator to the DS300. She talked about correspondence from the County saying that they will pay the $7,000 cost up front for the municipalities to receive the device, but that the city needs to reimburse the county for $1,000 of that total. The city clerk said this will need to be budgeted in the 2027 budget, but she wanted to give the council notice of that correspondence from the county. Discussion and possible action on method for filling the Ward 2 – Alderman position. The mayor asked City Attorney Abts if the mayor nomination action was supported by the council if they could nominate someone and vote on filling the position at the current meeting. The attorney advised against this and said just to vote on the method of filling the spot and wait for nominations until the meeting in March to allow appropriate notice to the community members about the Ward 2 position taking nominations. Motion to approve the Ward 2 Alderperson position being filled by mayoral nomination and council vote. Motion by: Anthony Carlson Seconded by: Larry Krubsack Roll call vote: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Approval of all Department Reports A motion was made to approve the various monthly reports from the Police Chief, Public Works Director, Fire Department, Community Center, Airport Commission, and Charles & JoAnn Lester Library. Motion by: Anthony Carlson Seconded by: Brad Hamilton Motion carried unanimously. Audit Bill List / Approval of Bills Pooled Cash: Check #64565-64708 and other voucher payments from 01/14/2026-02/10/2026 Total Expenditure from all Funds = $424,972.32 Payroll: Check #56323-56331 Voucher #V14147- V14212 payments from 01/14/2026– 02/10/2026 Total: $142,019.29 A motion was made to approve the bills for the month. Motion by: Brad Hamilton Seconded by: Anthony Carlson Roll call vote: 7 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Adjournment A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion by: Larry Krubsack Seconded by: Anthony Carlson Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:21pm