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Resolution amending the April 2026 Common Council meeting calendar
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WHEREAS, alderpersons will be elected to represent the City’s new twelve aldermanic districts on April 7, 2026; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 62.09(5)(a), the terms of newly elected alderpersons commence on the third Tuesday in April, which in 2026 falls on April 21; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council previously adopted a meeting schedule for April 2026 that included meetings on April 14, April 21, and April 28; and
WHEREAS, the terms of the outgoing alderpersons expire on April 21, 2026, and newly elected alderpersons cannot serve on standing Council committees until after the Committee of the Whole Organizational Meeting and mayoral appointments to committees have been made; and
WHEREAS, as a result, standing Council Committees will not have valid membership on April 21, 2026, requiring the April meeting schedule to be amended; and
WHEREAS, upon review, the Government Affairs Committee has recommended a revised meeting schedule to accommodate the transition between outgoing and newly elected members of the Common Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City that the April 2026 Common Council meeting schedule is amended as follows:
• Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - Financial Affairs Committee
• Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - Committee of the Whole Organizational Meeting and Common Council Meeting
By: Government Affairs Committee
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Recommendation: Approve 6-1