100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance Committee  
Monday, April 27, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Chair Fenton called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Present:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
26-0548  
4.  
April 6th, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
April 6th, 2026 Meeting Minutes.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Firkus, that the Minutes be approved. Roll Call.  
Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Action Items  
5.  
6.  
Elect Vice Chair  
26-0552  
26-0553  
26-0554  
26-0562  
Ald. Hartzheim elected vice chair (5-0)  
Set Meeting Date & Time  
Meeting wil remain 5:30 on Mondays.  
Designate Contact Person  
Director Messerschmidt as designated contact person.  
Elect CEA Representative  
Ald. Fenton elected CEA Rep (5-0)  
Request to approve Grant WI Department of Military Affairs Radio Grant  
Program.  
26-0549  
Attachments:  
Request to Apply-Accept Grant Funds.pdf  
Grant Memo.docx  
Firkus moved, seconded by Croatt, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Request to approve Resolution for WISCOM Interoperable Radio Program.  
Resolution.docx  
Aye:  
26-0561  
26-0563  
26-0550  
Attachments:  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Croatt, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Request to approve Wisconsin DOT SISP FY28 Grant Application.  
Grant Intent to ApplyAcce_BadgerAv.pdf  
Aye:  
Attachments:  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Firkus, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Request to approve Change Order #1 as a Contract Amendment to contract  
27-26 for Unit DE-26 Miscellaneous Sidewalk and Concrete Street Excavation  
Repairs, in the amount of $25,000. Overall contract increase from $1,008,850  
to $1,033,850.  
Attachments:  
Unit DE-26 Change Order No 1.pdf  
Fenton moved, seconded by Hartzheim, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Request to approve Change Order #1 as a Contract Amendment to Unit X-26  
Sewer and Water Reconstruction in the amount of $20,721 for a new  
not-to-exceed contract total of $2,731,832 and an unchanged contract  
contingency of $60,000.  
26-0551  
Attachments:  
Unit X-26 Change Order No 1.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland that the item be recommended  
for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Information Items  
7.  
The following 2026 Budget adjustments were approved by the Finance  
Director in accordance with Policy:  
26-0555  
Bike Helmet Safety  
Bike Helmet Donation  
Misc. Supplies - Bike Helmets  
+$7,000  
+$7,000  
To record donation funds to purchase children's bike helmets.  
This item was presented.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Croatt, that the meeting be adjourned at 5:48  
p.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye: