Common Council Meeting Tuesday, January 20, 2026 06:35 PM Columbus City Hall – 105 N. Dickason Boulevard

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Notice of Open Meeting

Approval of Agenda

Public Comment

Department Reports for File

• 1.Department Reports for File: CAEMS (12-2025), CED (12-2025), Fire (10-2025, 11-2025, and 12-2025), Library (12-2025), Police (12-2025), and Recreation (12-2025)

• CAEMS.report.12-2025.pdf (0.27 MB)
• CED.report.12-2025.pdf (0.13 MB)
• CFD.report.10-2025.pdf (1.97 MB)
• CFD.report.11-2025.pdf (1.97 MB)
• CFD.report.12-2025.pdf (1.97 MB)
• Library.report.12-2025.pdf (0.42 MB)
• PD.report.12-2025.pdf (0.44 MB)
• Recreation.report.12-2025.pdf (0.02 MB)

Consent Agenda

• 2.Committee of the Whole and Common Council Meeting Minutes of 01/06/2026.

• Council.min.010626.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Council.min.010626 CoW.pdf (0.04 MB)

New Business

• 3.Consider and take action on City of Columbus Merit Pay Policy (CoW 01/06/26).

• Council Memo Wage.Merit.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Merit Pay Policy Final.pdf (0.15 MB)

• 4.Consider and take possible action on Task Order 2026-01 with Ruekert Mielke for trail design in an amount not to exceed $17,585 (PS 1/12/26).

• Memo - trail.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Task Order 2026-01.pdf (1.69 MB)

• 5.Pickleball Court Design

• Memo - pickleball.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Task Order 2026-02.pdf (1.70 MB)

• 6.Consider and take action on Resolution 2-26: Resolution Declaring Official Intent to Reimburse Expenditures from Proceeds of Borrowing in the City of Columbus, Wisconsin - City (CoW 01/20/26).

• Council Memo 2026 Borrowing.pdf (0.05 MB)
• DRAFT RES. 2-26 Reimbursement of Funds_.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 7.Consider and take action on Resolution 3-26: Resolution Declaring Official Intent to Reimburse Expenditures from Proceeds of Borrowing in the City of Columbus, Wisconsin - Utilities (CoW 01/20/26). 

• DRAFT RES. 3-26 Reimbursement of Funds_.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 8.Consider and take action on claims in the amount of $3,013,943.54

• Claims Packet Council Memo.pdf (0.05 MB)
• City Claims thru 01142026.pdf (1.06 MB)

Report of City Officers – City Administrator, Mayor

Convene to Closed Session

• Convene to closed session per § 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically the salary ranges for the Police Department Administrative Manager, Community Center Manager, and Public Works Director.

• Convene to closed session per § 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved regarding a former employee.

Reconvene to Open Session

Adjourn

*A quorum of city committees and/or commissions may be present at this meeting. No action will be taken or considered by those committees and/or commissions.