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Key approvals and referrals taken on June 17:

- Wisconsin Emergency Management State Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team contract (agenda item 30584-25). Staff recommended the mayor, city clerk and finance director be authorized to sign a regional HazMat response-team contract covering July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. The staff report states: “The city will receive $9,090,190 25 per year for training and service rendered” (amount as stated in the staff communication). The motion to approve carried on the roll call with the clerk recording 14 ayes and 0 nos.

- Three-party consultant engineering services agreement for the State Street Bridge over the Root River (agenda item 0607-25). Staff recommended the city enter a three-party consultant agreement for State Project ID 2029-01-02 (State Street bridge rehabilitation) not to exceed $1,245,240.58, with the city’s share reported in the staff communication as $310,003.01 and the state share as $930,903.0.43. The council approved the item by recorded vote (14 ayes, 0 nos).

- Application for the 2025 Community Development grant supporting law enforcement accreditation (agenda item 0615-25). Staff recommended approval to apply for the grant; the fiscal note said the award amount could be up to $300,000 and that no city match is required. The motion carried on the clerk’s roll call (14 ayes, 0 nos).

The council also referred multiple communications to committee: a set of items was referred to finance and personnel; several public-works items were sent to Public Works and Services; and public-safety and licensing items were sent to the Public Safety and Licensing Committee. Specific referrals were moved and seconded by alder members and the motions carried without recorded opposition on the consent items.

Several communications listed on the agenda requested authority to apply for additional federal and state grants on behalf of the police department, transmission of claims to the city attorney’s office, and contract awards for arts and community programming; those items were referred to the appropriate standing committees for further review.

Where an item included a recorded vote, the clerk’s tally as read during the meeting is reported here. Several routine items were placed on the consent agenda and adopted as part of the consent process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Racine, WI - Common Council 6.17.25 - Jun 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On June 17 the Racine Common Council approved time-sensitive mayoral and staff recommendations including a hazardous-materials team contract, a consultant agreement for the State Street Bridge rehabilitation and applications for public-safety grants; multiple communications were referred to committee.","taxTitle","Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin","taxId",2856,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6658018,"Residents urge repair of Mound Cemetery fountain and press council on delayed police contract",390,351000,741000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5034049-356c0e9c71ec20cab73cd4d74c757692&start=351&end=741","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5034049-356c0e9c71ec20cab73cd4d74c757692/thumbnail_351000.jpg","/articles/6658018/Racine/Racine-County/Wisconsin/Residents-urge-repair-of-Mound-Cemetery-fountain-and-press-council-on-delayed-police-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658018-5b77544dfe8047b9c3f84eb72f018735/orig.mp4?Expires=1770427019&Signature=o42H8ug18lHXYekTANkLe1u06YJzrOJCryW0S~dxELrIw3pZA0n3Wp7k6CmwEjt39osHCkLJPItikfNeVY9IXmFnDQpzFS7lhSdJLj-8evbz9PtEByzfh0x6D3ya8B87hgeae~N7ap~70vy7Jt9Sb38B2PedmmS84EAh4Fn77VcHZC6kGeVOB3j7DzZk0yznp7vbPI8kSo39yQ082u~UCcLAHO7wR8QGrlEXmjIaP7O6RHuakdjuvDKVAxnLpjXk29wwsd7g5kLgPIRkZb2HsUfX9LhDNdc-8kFZieKRQ~0pPAo94slCaEINnb7nKgpj~2hcqOXhg1ICleOTCBaC6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two members of the public used Racine’s June 17 public-comment period to press the Common Council on separate community concerns: the inoperable fountain at Mound Cemetery and delays in negotiating a contract for city police officers.

Michael Langendorf, who identified himself as representing Drager Langendorf Funeral Home, urged the council to restore operation of a fountain at Mound Cemetery that he described as a ‘‘permanent sacred land to honor those who are an important part of Racine’s history.’’ Langendorf noted the cemetery’s historic burials, named several individuals interred there and said the fountain ‘‘is the only permanent monument that is for everyone that has been laid to rest in that sound too.’’ He said the fountain, which had restoration work about 10 years ago, is not currently operable and asked the council to ‘‘help us get this fountain fixed so we can begin to never forget him.’’

Oscar Salas, who gave his address as 521 Fourth Street, addressed the council about a separate matter involving the city’s police contract negotiations. Salas urged accountability around a promise he said was made to deliver a contract within a short period. He said officers ‘‘are still fighting for a contract’’ and called the delay ‘‘unacceptable.’’ He warned of possible consequences if negotiations remain unresolved, saying officers ‘‘have a family to go home to’’ and stressing community dependence on police services.

Both speakers offered remarks during the public comment portion of the meeting. No formal council action on either matter was recorded on the June 17 agenda.","Public commenters at the June 17 Racine council meeting urged repair of the Mound Cemetery fountain as a historic memorial and pressed the council about a long-delayed police contract for city officers.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6658022,"Racine council adopts 2026 budget calendar amid debate over codified amendment rules",542,1330000,1872000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5034049-356c0e9c71ec20cab73cd4d74c757692&start=1330&end=1872","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5034049-356c0e9c71ec20cab73cd4d74c757692/thumbnail_1330000.jpg","/articles/6658022/Racine/Racine-County/Wisconsin/Racine-council-adopts-2026-budget-calendar-amid-debate-over-codified-amendment-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6658022-8eee6636cc7090d261ed3e75d1cb58cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770427019&Signature=nQK2mYO23~LlZ2TLgGCyaAhR4OgGHbza2OnzMg42bAefBEVvdfSDw57LUUUAqy455FBmb-deArHabuywtU0jnz1lGFItO~qCxHGdGUVIcP5asyxXFBOkDNzFm9lXnQTsOtSiYYfUqCRzTHOE2qAfZVS76XlyTrdPb2~yUhDiapgiygcU5C5Z2iil-WHQ6QmQx1ux33E9p5PaWRB31QNIen09ZrqFZL1lFj6TqY6m9CdTj5F7qrl~XQ90QtYPka5dW87WqN3atfedF5LCAQj1EIiPk9Ml4lPXIu6SPGsVb9W5bxKEXDAOdH2LwyflWQl9jTgzDmPKJG5EJhnJU9AZKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Racine Common Council on June 17 voted to adopt the 2026 budget calendar and an attached resolution that sets deadlines and procedural limits for submitting amendments to the city’s proposed budget.

The measure, placed before the council as part of the finance and personnel report, passed after debate, with the clerk recording the outcome as 11 ayes and 3 nos.

Supporters said the calendar imposes a clear schedule for a concentrated review of the budget, while opponents said the attached resolution—new for this year—could constrain deliberative amendment-making during the council’s budget meetings.

Alder Weidner said he called the item out for discussion because the attached resolution “is going to control our ability to have full and robust discussion on one of the most important functions of us as a body as town council, and that is the budget.” He contested several provisions, including a requirement that written amendments be submitted by a specified date and a clause tying amendments to identified cuts when new spending is proposed.

During the debate, the council heard that the proposed calendar would require nearly 10 consecutive days of budget meetings and that the deadline for written amendments would fall the day after the public hearing. Alder Weidner said that schedule ‘‘will limit our ability to really have full-throated discussions.’’

Council members asked whether the resolution would eliminate the council’s historical ability to consider late amendments. City legal staff and the finance director said the resolution applies to the budget process for this year but that the council may suspend the rule by the majority required to suspend procedural rules.

When asked whether the city is facing a structural deficit going into the budget cycle, the finance office confirmed that fact. Director Fisher, finance director, responded to a council question: “Yes. That is a 100% factual and has been the case for a start.”

The resolution requires that proposed amendments intended to add spending identify offsetting cuts and specifies that capital amendments must be funded from capital sources while operational amendments must be funded from operational sources. Finance staff explained that the intent is to prevent last-minute reassignments between capital and operating funds that would violate fund restrictions; staff gave the example of an alder proposing operational hires funded from capital budgets as the kind of change the resolution would bar.

Alder Jorgensen and others expressed concerns about codifying longstanding practices into a resolution for the first time, saying it could unintentionally limit flexibility. Supporters said the calendar provides predictability and said the council can always vote to suspend the rule if needed.

After discussion the council approved the calendar and attached resolution.

The item was introduced by alder leadership as the recommended schedule for the 2026 budget process; council members noted the schedule is intended for this budget year and could be altered in future years if the council so chooses.

The council will now proceed with the calendar as adopted; staff will accept written amendments according to the schedule set out in the resolution.","The Racine Common Council approved a schedule and attached resolution for the 2026 budget process after a lengthy debate about whether the resolution would limit aldermen’s ability to offer late amendments. Finance staff confirmed the city is in a structural deficit.","actionData","errors"]

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