Meeting Minutes March 18, 2011
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
March 18, 2011 Approved May 19, 2011
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Meeting of the City of Janesville Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments held in the Municipal
Building room 416 on March 18, 2011.
Committee Members Present: Ron Combs, Judith Detert-Moriarty, David Riemer, and Mary Willmer-
Sheedy
Committee Member Absent: Larry Squire
Staff Present: Rebecca Smith
Agenda Items
Roll Call
The meeting began at approximately 2:30PM with Combs, Detert-Moriarty, Riemer and Willmer-
Sheedy present. Staff shared that Shena Kohler officially resigned from the committee.
Approval of January 26, 2011 meeting minutes
Detert-Moriarty motioned approval of the minutes. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-
0 in favor.
Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions and
Committees:
Alcohol License Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Scott Bordwell fill the voting
member vacancy. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-1 in favor. Willmer-
Sheedy abstained from this vote.
Cable Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Detert-Moriarty motioned to recommend Wesley Davis and Renee
Dommershausen fill the voting member vacancies. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-
0-0 in favor.
Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Dave Riemer fill the voting member
vacancy. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-1 in favor. Dave Riemer
abstained from this vote.
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Mary Willmer-Sheedy fill the voting
member vacancy. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-1 in favor. Mary
Willmer-Sheedy abstained from this vote.
Following committee discussion, Detert-Moriarty motioned to recommend Ron Combs fill the voting
member vacancy. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-1 in favor. Ron Combs
abstained from this vote.
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Ed Pulliam fill the alternate member
vacancy. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
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Citizens Board of Review
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Brian Laatsch and Nancy Kimball
fill the voting member vacancies. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in
favor.
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Edward Chady fill the Alternate #1
vacancy. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Thomas Parsons fill the Alternate
#2 vacancy. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-1 in favor. Willmer-Sheedy
abstained from this vote.
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Gary Wright fill the Alternate #3
vacancy. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Golf Course Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Mary Conway and Debi Doiel fill the
voting member vacancies. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Following committee discussion, Detert-Moriarty motioned to recommend Rick Berry fill the alternate
member vacancy. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Historic Commission
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Timothy Maahs fill the voting
member vacancy. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Following committee discussion, Detert-Moriarty motioned to recommend James Dumke fill the voting
member vacancy. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Ice Skating Center Advisory Committee
Smith noted that staff had verbal confirmation from Steve Eichman that he would like to continue to
be the school district’s representative; however, no application has been received at this time.
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Steve Eichman and Mardel Wien fill
the voting member vacancies. For Eichman’s position, the Committee would like an application form
obtained and confirmation from the school district that he should be the representative. Combs
seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Leisure Services Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Sandra Hendricks and Frank
Dmuchowski (ice skating community representative) fill the voting member vacancies. Detert-Moriarty
seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Benjamin Dobson, Dean Paynter,
and Steven Knox fill the voting member vacancies. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote
was 4-0-0 in favor. Council Policy 86 requires that when the Appointment committee recommends to
the Council a non-resident, the committee share information as to why that person was selected. With
Dean Paynter being a non-resident, the group explained their reason for choosing him was his
engagement in the county trail system.
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Library Board
Smith handed out an updated fact sheet indicating that one of the members is a non-resident.
Following committee discussion, Detert-Moriarty motioned to recommend Randy Golackson fill the
voting member vacancy. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-1 in favor. Willmer-
Sheedy abstained from this vote.
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Kathryn Shebiel fill the voting
member vacancy. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Plan Commission
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Douglas Marklein fill the voting
member vacancy. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor. The
Committee chose to review the second vacancy at the end of the meeting.
Police and Fire Commission
Following committee discussion, Detert-Moriarty motioned to recommend Brent Boehlke fill the voting
member vacancy. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Sustainable Janesville Committee
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Kevin Bishop and Allison Rollette
fill the voting member vacancies. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in
favor.
Transportation Committee
Following committee discussion, Detert-Moriarty motioned to recommend Bradley Reents fill the
voting member vacancy. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Jason Stout and Edwin James fill
the voting member vacancies. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Zoning Board of Appeals
Following committee discussion, Riemer motioned to recommend Karen Curry fill the voting member
vacancy and Kathleen Schulz fill the Alternate #1 vacancy. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and
the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Following committee discussion, Combs motioned to recommend Lonnie Coppernoll fill the Alternate
#2 vacancy. Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Plan Commission
The Committee came back to review the second Plan Commission vacancy after completing all of
their other work. The committee’s consensus was that two members were for recommending
Christine Moore, while the other two members present were for recommending Michael Rhodes for
the Plan Commission vacancy. After more discussion, the Committee decided to forward both names
to the City Manager and were comfortable with having him choose the member, as the City Manager
is ultimately the person that appoints citizens to the Plan Commission. Riemer motioned to forward
both Christine Moore and Michael Rhodes to the City Manager for the one Plan Commission
vacancy. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
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The meeting finished at approximately 3:40 PM.
These minutes are not official until approved by the Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments.
Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant