Green Bay City CouncilCouncil approves using contingency funds for extended poll hoursThe City Council approved using $15,703 from the contingency fund for a handful of additional expenses for the remaining 2022 elections. The council’s approval designates $11,767 for additional seasonal salaries to cover extra nights and weekends for in-person absentee voting, recruitment and retainment of …
Green Bay City Council ARPA fund allocations A handful of proposed allocations of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds were up for discussion at the Tuesday, May 17, City Council meeting – many being held for another month, pulled for further discussion by Council President Jesse Brunette. “The reason why I pulled all ARPA-related items …
By Heather Graves Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Oct. 19, to approve the refinancing of the KI Convention Center Expansion project (KI-2) bonds to save the city nearly $9 million over the life of the bonds. The refinancing provided the city a lower interest rate on the bonds from …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – It’s easy to see the heightened scrutiny in recent years of social media usage by local elected officials – at all levels of government. Locally, there’s been a state representative, county supervisor and city alderperson who’ve found themselves in hot water for their social media usage. The state …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council voted in favor of reinstating a city-wide face covering ordinance at a special meeting Thursday, April 1. The decision came a day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mandate, and the city’s ordinance lapsed. “I had mentioned the other …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – An amended resolution addressing the reopening of Green Bay schools is moving forward after the city council voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2. The non-binding resolution was originally brought forward late last month by District 12 Alder Jesse Brunette as a way to publicly encourage the …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Following years of debate, research and planning, the idea of Green Bay police officers being equipped with body cameras took a giant leap forward at the Green Bay city council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 1. “There have been some changes to the Wisconsin State Statutes that clarified what departments …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – In what many alders called an attempt to prepare for possible unrest during the November 2020 election, city council passed a resolution Tuesday, Oct. 20, to prohibit weapons, including firearms, at all polling locations at its meeting. The resolution, which passed 8-4 with Alders Chris Wery, Jesse Brunette, …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Discrimination has no place in the City of Green Bay, according to city council following the approval of a first reading of an equal rights ordinance at its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6. District 1 Alder Barbara Dorff brought forward the idea after she learned the city didn’t have …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Green Bay Police Department at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15. District 8 Alder Chris Wery brought the request forward at the Sept. 3 Protection and Policy Committee meeting, where it received full support. “Obviously, the …
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