ccm19670926COMMON COUNCIL
CITY OF MUSKEG0
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD SEPmBER 26, 1967
Mayor Gottfried called the meeting to order at 7:29 P.M.
PRESENT: Mayor Gottfried, Aldermen Sivier Joost, Jr., S. Robert
Lentini, Roland Linck, Frank Narlock, Donald Wieselmann and Walter
Wollman. Also present were Clerk Bette J. Bowyer and Attorney
Richard Hippenmeyer.
ABSENT: Alderman Edmund Budish.
MINUTES:
of September 12, 1967, as mailed.
and it carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
FINANCE COMMITTEE: Alderman Linck presented the report of the Finance
Committee meeting held on September 20, 1967, and moved that the report
be accepted and placed on file.
motion carried.
Alderman Wollman moved to accept the minutes of the meeting
Alderman Linck seconded the motion
Seconded by Alderman Joost and the
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE: Alderman Wieselmann presented the report of
the Public Works Committee held on September 21, 1967, and moved
that the report be accepted and placed on file. Seconded by Alderman
Wollman and the motion carried.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:
the Public Safety Committee meeting held on September 18, 1967, and
moved that the report be accepted and placed on file.
Alderman Lentini, motion carried.
PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE: No report
RULES, LAWS & ORDINANCE COMMITTEE: Alderman Joost presented the
report of the meeting of the Rules, Laws & Ordinance Committee held
on September 21, 1967, and moved that the report be accepted and
placed on file. Alderman Narlock seconded the motion and the motion
carried.
Alderman Narlock presented the report of
Seconded by
PLAN COMMISSION - The report of the Plan Commission meeting held on
September 19, 1967, was received and placed on file.
COMMUNICATIONS EXOM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
Mayor Gottfried announced that he has appointed Alderman Roland Linck
to serve as the third member of the Municipal Sewer Committee.
Mayor Gottfried announced that the new Municipal Code has been re-
ceived and is now open for public inspection in the City Clerk's
Office.
because of the cost of the Code, a copy is merely loaned to the
Aldermen and other officials of the City, however, that decision
will be up to the Council.
He indicated that, as is the policy of most communities,
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Charter Ordinance #12 - Recreating the Position of City Engineer.
Alderman Wieselmann moved to amend Charter Ordinance #12 by eliminating
Section 3 from Charter Ordinance #12 and to have Section 4 become
Section 3, Section 5 to become Section 4 and Section 6 become Section 5.
Seconded by Alderman Narlock.
Narlock read a petition signed by nine citizens of the City regarding
the selection of City employees and officers.
upon a roll call vote the motion to eliminate Section 3, have Section
4 become Section 3, Section 5 become Section 4 and Section 6 become
Section 5 carried unanimously.
Charter Ordinance 1/12, As Amended, the motion carried unanimously.
At this point in the meeting Alderman
Following discussion,
Upon a roll call vote to adopt
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution 11128-67 - Authorizing the Installation of Gas Main.
Clerk read Resolution #128-67. Alderman Wieselmann moved for the
adoption of Resolution #128-67, seconded by Alderman Wollman, motion
carried.
Resolution 11129-67 - Authorizing the Transfer of Money from General
Fund to Account #883, City Owned Land.
11129-67.
seconded by Alderman Joost.
adopt Resolution 11129-67 carried unanimously.
Resolution 1/130-67 - Authorizing the Finance Committee to Advertise
for Bids for the Taking of Percolation Tests in the City of Muskego.
The Clerk read Resolution 11130-67. Alderman Joost moved for the
adoption of Resolution 1'1130-67, seconded by Alderman Linck. Following
discussion as to the contents of the agreement between the City and
the individual taking the percolation tests, upon a roll call vote
to adoption Resolution #130-67, the motion carried unanimously.
Ordinance 1175 - The Clerk gave the first reading of Ordinance 1/75,
entitled, Amendment to Zoning Ordinance (Gasoline Service Stations)
Ordinance 1/76 - The Clerk gave the first reading of Ordinance 1/76, i.e.
Amendment to Salary Ordinance (Police Dept. Dispatchers)
Ordinance #77 - The Clerk gave the first reading of Ordinance 1/77,
entitled, An Ordinance to Codify the General Ordinances of the City
of Muskego.
The
The Clerk read Resolution
Alderman Linck moved for the adoption of Resolution 11129-67 ,
Upon a roll call vote, the motion to 6
LICENSE APPROVAL
Alderman Joost moved to approve an Operator's License for Lucille
De Mart. Seconded by Alderman Linck, motion carried.
Alderman Joost moved to approve an Operator's License for John
Fullerton, seconded by Alderman Linck, motion carried.
Alderman Joost moved for approval of a Class "C" Dance Hall License
for the Jewel Crest Advancement Association for the second and fourth
Saturday of each month from September through May, 1968. Seconded
by Alderman Linck, motion carried.
VOUCHER APPROVAL
Alderman Linck moved for the approval of payment of vouchers in the
vote to pay the vouchers, the motion carried unanimously.
* amount of $75,767.40. Seconded by Alderman Joost. Upon a roll call
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CITY OFFICIAL'S REPORT - None
COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
The Clerk read a notice of intention to circulate an annexation
petition for certain territory lying in the Town of Vernon by
Payne and Dolan of Wisconsin, Inc. to the City of Muskego.
Alderman Wieselmann moved to suspend the Rules so that an ordinance
could be introduced setting up the method of appointment of the
city engineer. Seconded by Alderman Narlock. Upon a roll call vote
to suspend the rules, Aldermen Lentini, Narlock and Wieselmann
voted "aye" and Aldermen Joost, Linck and Wollman voted "no".
a motion to suspend rules requires a two-thirds vote of the Council,
the motion to suspend the rules did not carry.
Resolution $1131-67 - Alderman Wieselmann introduced Resolution 11131-67,
entitled, Requesting the Transfer of Money from the General Fund to
Account $1262, Major Road Improvement Reserve Account.
Wieselmann moved to suspend the rules that would interfere with the
adoption of Resolution $1131-67. Seconded by Alderman Wollman. Upon
a roll call vote the motion to suspend the rules carried unanimously.
Alderman Wieselmann read Resolution $1131-67 and moved for its
the motion to adopt Resolution #131-67 carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT - Alderman Wieselmann moved to adjourn the meeting,
seconded by Alderman Joost. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned
at 8:52 P.M.
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adoption. Seconded by Alderman Wollman. Upon a roll call vote
Respectfully submitted,
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Bette 3. BowyerL Cit) Clerk
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September 26, 1967
TO: ALL ALDERMEN
0 Gentlemen:
Over the past several weeks you have been involved in
the adoption of Charter Ordinance #12 which relates to the re-
creation of the position of city engineer and the mechanics by
which the appointment would be made.
past few weeks the subject matter of this ordinance has been
discussed in several committee meetings. In listening to these
discussions it appears that a clarification of the methods by
which the engineer would be chosen, should that responsibility
lie within the office of the MayqRis in order.
During the cours. of these
After giving considerable thought to this matter and
should Charter Ordinance 1/12 be adopted, as presented, I would
use the following procedure to insure that the engineer submitted
to you for approval would be the most qualified person available:
(1) The salary of the city engineer would have to be
established by the Council and it is my hope that it will be
sufficient to attract the most qualified people available.
thinking in the range of $12,000.00 to $15,000.00.
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(2) In cooperation with the Public Works Committee and
the rest of the aldermen and the Plan Commission and with the
help of the State Bureau of Personnel, job specifications would
be prepared and submitted to the Council €or approval prior to
advertising for the position.
(3) A written examination would be held under the direction
of the State Bureau of Personnel. The results of the examination
would then be reviewed by the Mayor and the Public Works Committee
and a reasonable number of candidates would be given an oral
examination. The oral board would be made up of the Mayor, the
Public Works Committee and another consulting engineer. Although
it is in the best interest of everyone concerned to keep the oral
examination confidential, those members of the council wishing to
attend and observe the proceedings would be welcome to do so.
(4) Following the oral examination a review of the candidates
would be made with members of the Public Works Committee and the
list of eligible persons would be further reduced and additional
personal interviews could be held should they be necessary.
Following the final interviews I would then discuss my
choice with the Public Works Committee and other interested
aldermen and his name would be submitted to YOU for your approval.
I hope this procedure meets with your approval and that
you will adopt Charter ordinance #12 in order that a city engineer
could be hired by the first of the year. @
v JE~~ME J. G~~TFRIED, MAYOR
City of Muskego
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September 17, 1967
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Honorable Nayor Jerome Gottfried Common Counail of the City of I.iuskegO
Ve the undersigned feel that the common council of iiuskego
should select, appoint and control the City Engineer, Build-
ing Inspeotor, Highway Superintendent, City Planner and City
Attorney until the oity has a Civil Servioe Commission to fill this function.
The ctommon council is the true governing body of the oity,
elected by the people of Guskego to this important office to fulfill and decide its needs and enact the necessary laws.
Although the mayor is chief magistrate, his governing of the city is directed by the common council and at no time Should
the aldermen delegate their responsibilities to him.
l Appointed professional people mentioned above should never be put in such position which oould subject them to any politi-
oal pressure or the time of their employment be limited to
the time one man stays elected to office. The seleotion and
appointment by any one public official tends to create the following conditions.
1. Sinoe the duration of appointment is limited by who is in office, it removes the dedicated and
most educated man from being an applicant.
2. Limited and political appointments restrict the
freedom of deaision in important matters and
could be the o&use of graft and oorruption.
3. Suoh appointments removes the aggressiveness of
the appointee because of the indefiniteness of time.
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4. It would be difficult to receive the cooperation of the appointee in any future changeover to his
successor to orderly relay his plans that are con- templated. or in progress. This could result in a
waste of taxpayer’s money.
5. Chances of a poor seleotion is more possible with
the deoision of one man rather than that of the
common council body.
For these reasons we request that the mayor and oommon council
of Iduskego consider these points before adopting Charter Ordinance