100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Board of Health  
Wednesday, May 13, 2026  
7:00 AM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Alderperson Jones calls the meeting to order at 7:02am.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
7 - Vogel, Mayor Woodford, Alderperson Jones, Fuchs, Werth, Kane and  
Alderperson Meltzer  
1 - Spears  
Present:  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
26-0608  
Approve Minutes of 03.11.2026 Board of Health Meeting  
4.  
Attachments:  
03.11.2026_BoardofHealth_MeetingMinutes.pdf  
Werth moved, seconded by Vogel, that the 03.11.2026 Board of Health Meeting  
Minutes be approved. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Vogel, Mayor Woodford, Alderperson Jones, Fuchs, Werth, Kane and  
Alderperson Meltzer  
Aye:  
1 - Spears  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Action Items  
5.  
6.  
26-0611  
Elect Board of Health Chair  
Werth moved, seconded by Fuchs, to nominate Cathy Spears for the position  
of Chair. The nomination was accepted. There were no other nominations. The  
Board of Health votes to elect Cathy Spears as the Chair of the Board of  
Health. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Vogel, Mayor Woodford, Alderperson Jones, Fuchs, Werth, Kane and  
Alderperson Meltzer  
Aye:  
1 - Spears  
Excused:  
26-0612  
Elect Board of Health Vice Chair  
Alderperson Meltzer moved, seconded by Werth, to nominate Lee Vogel for the  
position of Vice Chair. The nomination was accepted. There were no other  
nominations. The Board of Health votes to elect Lee Vogel as the Vice Chair of  
the Board of Health. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Vogel, Mayor Woodford, Alderperson Jones, Fuchs, Werth, Kane and  
Alderperson Meltzer  
Aye:  
1 - Spears  
Excused:  
26-0613  
26-0614  
26-0603  
Set Board of Health Meeting Date and Time  
The Board of Health meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of the  
month at 7:00am.  
Designate Board of Health Contact Person  
The Board of Health designates Health Officer, Charles Sepers, as the Contact  
Person.  
Request to approve revisions to the Municipal Code, Chapter 9,  
relating to Health Department licensing of Retail Food Establishments;  
Hotels, Motels, and Tourist Rooming Houses; Bed and Breakfast  
Establishments; Safety, Maintenance, and Operation of Public Pools  
and Water Attractions; Recreational and Educational Camps;  
Campgrounds; and Tattoo and Body Piercing.  
Attachments:  
05.06.2026_MunicipalCodeChapter9Updates_Memo.pdf  
0178 - Ch 9 Revisions_FINAL-redlined.pdf  
0178 - Ch 9 Revisions_FINAL_clean.pdf  
Kane moved, seconded by Werth, that the Request to approve revisions to the  
Municipal Code, Chapter 9, relating to Health Department licensing of Retail  
Food Establishments; Hotels, Motels, and Tourist Rooming Houses; Bed and  
Breakfast Establishments; Safety, Maintenance, and Operation of Public Pools  
and Water Attractions; Recreational and Educational Camps; Campgrounds;  
and Tattoo and Body Piercing be recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion  
carried by the following vote:  
7 - Vogel, Mayor Woodford, Alderperson Jones, Fuchs, Werth, Kane and  
Alderperson Meltzer  
Aye:  
1 - Spears  
Excused:  
26-0615  
Request to approve Department of Public Works Noise Variance  
Request  
Attachments:  
04.27.2026_NoiseVarianceRequest_Memo.pdf  
Kane moved, seconded by Werth, that the Request to approve Department of  
Public Works Noise Variance Request be recommended for approval. Roll Call.  
Motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Vogel, Mayor Woodford, Alderperson Jones, Fuchs, Werth, Kane and  
Alderperson Meltzer  
Aye:  
1 - Spears  
Excused:  
26-0638  
Hearing of Appeal of Dangerous Animal Declaration, Buddy Boy and  
Angie  
Attachments:  
05.06.2026_DangerousAnimalDeclaration_BuddyBoyandAngie.pdf  
05.07.2026_Request For Waiver_BuddyBoyandAngie.pdf  
05.11.2026_Request For Waiver_BuddyBoyandAngie_2.pdf  
05.13.2026_WaiverRequestDetailsWithImages.pdf  
05.13.2026_DangerousAnimalDetermination_BuddyBoyandAngie.pd  
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Mayor Woodford moved, seconded by Fuchs, that the Dangerous Animal  
Declaration of Buddy Boy and Angie be upheld with conditional partial wavier  
of certain requirements. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Vogel, Mayor Woodford, Alderperson Jones, Fuchs, Werth, Kane and  
Alderperson Meltzer  
Aye:  
1 - Spears  
Excused:  
Information Items  
7.  
26-0620  
26-0327; Dangerous Animal Declaration, Chief and Cello - Update #2.  
Attachments:  
26-0327 Update Memo 2.pdf  
03.04.2026_DangerousAnimalDeclaration_ChiefandCello.pdf  
Dangerous Animal Appeal_Chief and Cello.pdf  
Leash and Muzzle Request_ChiefandCello.pdf  
26-0604  
26-0607  
26-0606  
Dangerous Animal Declaration  
Attachments:  
04.29.2026_DangerousAnimalDeclaration_Chains.pdf  
Q1 Heath Department Quarterly Report  
Attachments:  
Q1 2026 Quarterly Report.pdf  
Health Department Newsletters  
Attachments:  
April 2026 Newsletter.pdf  
May 2026 Newsletter.pdf  
26-0602  
Respiratory Virus Surveillance and Waste Water Report  
Attachments:  
04.25.2026_Respiratory Virus Surveillance and Waste Water  
Report.pdf  
26-0605  
Approved Noise Variances  
Attachments:  
05.01.2026_ApprovedNoiseVariancesPublicPublish.pdf  
Adjournment  
8.  
Alderperson Meltzer moved, seconded by Werth, that the Board of Health  
Meeting be adjourned at 7:45am. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following  
vote:  
7 - Vogel, Mayor Woodford, Alderperson Jones, Fuchs, Werth, Kane and  
Alderperson Meltzer  
Aye:  
1 - Spears  
Excused: