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For Cattel Villas, a motion to approve the preliminary plat carried. The transcript records the roll call as follows: Alderman Weinmeier — yes; Alderman Gartner — yes; Alderman Volkert — yes; Alderman Montello — no; Alderman Kittle — yes; Alderman Breeze — yes. The motion passed. The motion referenced approval with conditions; the transcript contains inconsistent language about the number of conditions (phrases include both \"30\"/\"35\" and similar variants). The final count of conditions attached to the preliminary plat was not definitively stated in the transcript excerpt.

On Liberty Villas, an AEM Construction representative said the application was filed on behalf of Wilson Properties Group for two conditional-use permits and associated site plans. The conditional-use permits were forwarded to the council for final approval after plan commission review. Staff told the council that the plan commission initially listed 41 conditions on the site plan; that list has been reduced to 13 conditions to be finalized with the applicant. A motion to approve the two conditional-use permits with the stated 13 site-plan conditions passed on roll call. The recorded roll-call votes on the Liberty Villas CUPs showed affirmative votes from those present (the transcript shows each alderman voting yes in the sequence recorded during roll call).

The transcript identifies the applicant’s representative and local builder Alex Miller as involved with Liberty Drive projects; AEM Construction and Wilson Properties Group were named as the applicant/developer. The record did not include the full site-plan documents, final plats, or the text of specific conditions; officials said staff would work with the applicant to complete outstanding conditions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Council - 14 Jul 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved a preliminary plat for Cattel Villas and two conditional-use permits for Liberty Villas. The Liberty site-plan conditions were reduced from 41 to 13; the transcript records an inconsistent count of conditions for Cattel Villas.","taxTitle","New Richmond City, St. Croix County, Wisconsin","taxId",63707,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":42,"_43":77,"_45":77,"_46":78,"_48":79,"_50":80,"_52":81,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6510279,"City auditor reports strong 2024 results; New Richmond receives clean opinion",181000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5387809-f17425972bfcbc3da7a62ee68df217da&start=181&end=181","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5387809-f17425972bfcbc3da7a62ee68df217da/thumbnail_181000.jpg","/articles/6510279/New-Richmond-City/St-Croix-County/Wisconsin/City-auditor-reports-strong-2024-results-New-Richmond-receives-clean-opinion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6510279-d4eb7aba581d3a68d7cb86aa8848d2fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771063056&Signature=RmKDI9~raA52ZYNlktMaDFtZRJmwRwC~ORXZ8LGMieEzdA3CNvE4OQ2Do1IXXc3OA1j~TQq8Bz6LU4c2kXPkgJoWncIp-uD6S41jjjW3vXDvDvwIApTj6mXtYhjFpAQxEyhKo5jPVBCYRz-OeTDHJUzTbU1quPCSi2LbXqspTsJKLRZcPqnv9tdrRZJwaiy5Y25icD~aOa1H5AL5rU5~VonDQ8OBtu5DU0fths5f-953hZUxm3EUiqKMUb8gf2X6NAmSD5d4qpKqUuN~zPVzAJMqaX-Ah~Xaq667eJ4sw6sgmFbTai3f1ot9VKKt3su95A3xWCzlvG6dApl33UBMEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Amanda Emboga, the audit manager presenting results for Baker Tilly, told the New Richmond City Council that the city’s 2024 financial statements received an unmodified (\"clean\") opinion.

Emboga said revenues and other financing sources for 2024 totaled about $10.8 million and expenditures and other financing uses totaled about $9.0 million, producing an approximate $1.8 million positive change in the general fund balance for the year. She highlighted transfers in of about $666,000 (largely capital and capital-replacement transfers) and a roughly $114,000 contribution to the general fund from the closing of tax-increment financing district No. 6.

\"The city did receive an unmodified or what we sometimes call a clean opinion,\" Emboga said, describing the auditor’s responsibility and the limits of \"reasonable assurance\" in the audit process.

Emboga also noted investment income outperformed the budget, producing about a $307,000 positive variance, and that leisure activities (parks and library) had a combined favorable variance of about $154,000. She said the city’s unrestricted fund balance equaled 57.9% of revenues for 2024, which she described as a strong position compared with peers and above the Government Finance Officers Association minimum benchmarks plotted in the audit slides.

A council member who spoke during the presentation recalled that the council adopted an internal fund balance policy in 2022 that references Moody’s guidance; the council later increased a minimum guideline from 50% to 60% following consultation with Moody’s. Audit staff said the city remains in a good position but has not yet met all internal targets under that policy.

On debt, auditors showed the legal general obligation debt limit under state statute (5% of equalized value) in contrast with the city’s outstanding GO debt. As of the 2024 results presented, the city was using about 29% of that legal capacity. Auditors also noted approximately $9.2 million of debt is recorded in utility funds and about $5.0 million of utility revenue debt not subject to the statutory GO limit.

Audit staff thanked city staff for their preparation. The presentation covered government funds; the auditors said utility fund results would be presented separately to the utility commission.","Baker Tilly audit manager presented the 2024 financial audit to the New Richmond City Council, reporting a clean (unmodified) opinion, a roughly $1.8 million increase in general fund balance and a 57.9% reserve ratio.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":42,"_45":88,"_46":89,"_48":90,"_50":91,"_52":92,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6510283,"New Richmond council approves action on form of government after 3-3 split; mayor breaks tie",400,400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5387809-f17425972bfcbc3da7a62ee68df217da&start=0&end=400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5387809-f17425972bfcbc3da7a62ee68df217da/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6510283/New-Richmond-City/St-Croix-County/Wisconsin/New-Richmond-council-approves-action-on-form-of-government-after-3-3-split-mayor-breaks-tie","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6510283-6f907c1b032ea52760e6ea0a76d2d2b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771063056&Signature=VrvCeprKOFcHbyYN4CGqhDOsr1axGiiiMdHRz~uSAuNmP7eClfO9wl1GZhQjXM6I75CgW~kZALEMqNbsYhuahxyNv-nSx~ra~yTIBEdeMBUlrV1nW8FnSWIRk222DjnHYYk551NXnBhREa1M8kmlsrjfsMEILYwDuVat5u85bnGxBJTHOAuHx-NdD~S4fhmNTiEoxnDX~pAm~n~Sp~DUXlGB2kb371rLuycCiPjX7IE1mq75MYo8ysxox-oyg4eLwSZDZm3wrplwbryE4oJ7t6lSOPWeSqrdjlDNBiLaaEN4BVhXv9D0ca5Vo~wg0Pp43LT~Q50VxpVlePLKHRa0nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Richmond City Council voted to approve an item described during the meeting as an action on the city’s \"form of government,\" with the mayor breaking a 3-3 tie in favor of approval.

Council discussion before the vote included calls for public involvement and concern about shifts in administrative direction. One council member said they wanted an open meeting in the coming weeks to hear public input before making changes; another said existing checks — an ethics board, the city council and a police and fire commission — provide safeguards against unilateral control of departments.

The motion on the form-of-government item was moved and seconded, then brought to a roll call. Alderman Weinmeier, Alderman Gartner and Alderman Kittle voted yes; Alderman Rees, Alderman Volkert and Alderman Montello voted no. The mayor cast the deciding vote in favor, producing a 4-3 outcome in favor of the motion. The meeting record did not provide the exact wording of the motion or the mover/second by name.

The council took up new business after the vote. Meeting minutes and the official ordinance or resolution text (if any) were not specified in the transcript excerpt presented at the meeting.","After a split vote among aldermen, the New Richmond City mayor broke a 3-3 tie to approve an item described in the meeting as \"form of government.\" Council members debated public involvement before the vote.","actionData","errors"]

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