Full Agenda Packet
AGENDA
Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments
October 20, 2011
2:30PM
st
Municipal Building 1 Floor Conference Room
(18 N. Jackson Street, use Wall Street door entrance)
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of June 23, 2011 and September 29, 2011 meeting minutes
3. Selection of recommended nominee for the following Boards, Commissions and
Committees:
a. Community Development Authority
4. Matters Not on the Agenda
5. Adjournment
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2011
TO: Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments
FROM: Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: October 20, 2011 Meeting
Please find below a portion of the items comprising the meeting agenda with additional information
provided.
Approval of June 23, 2011 and September 29, 2011 meeting minutes
Please find attached the minutes from the June 23 and September 29, 2011 meetings for the
committee’s review and approval.
Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions and Committees
There is a vacancy on the Community Development Authority. Please find attached a fact sheet. Also
attached are the application forms for the individuals interested in serving.
Following any committee discussion, staff asks the committee recommend an applicant for
nomination. Members may make a motion to nominate an applicant; once a second is received, a
vote will be taken. A simple majority is needed (3 of 5 votes).
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
June 23, 2011
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Meeting of the City of Janesville Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments held in the Municipal
Building firstfloorconference roomon June 23, 2011.
Committee Members Present:Ron Combs, Ed Pulliam,andLarry Squire
Staff Present: Rebecca Smithand Tyler Burkart
Agenda Items
Roll Call
The meeting began at approximately 2:30PMwithCombs,PulliamandSquirepresent.
Approval of May 19, 2011meeting minutes
Combsmotioned approval of the minutes.Pulliamseconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-0 in
favor.
Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions and
Committees:
Historic Commission
Following committee discussion, Pulliam motioned to recommend Stacie Thompson fill the voting
member vacancy. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 3-0-0 in favor.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 2:36PM.
These minutes are not official until approved by the Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments.
Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
September 29, 2011
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Meeting of the City of Janesville Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments held in the Municipal Building
first floor conference room on September 29, 2011.
Committee Members Present: Ron Combs, Judith Detert-Moriarty, Ed Pulliam, Larry Squire and Mary Willmer-
Sheedy
Staff Present: Rebecca Smith and Jean Wulf
Agenda Items
Roll Call
The meeting began at approximately 3:30PM with Combs, Detert-Moriarty, Pulliam, Squire and Willmer-
Sheedy present.
Smith thanked the Committee for attending on short notice and introduced Jean Wulf to the Committee.
Discussion and Possible Action on the Administration’s Approach to Board of Review Membership
Wulf explained the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office is having difficulty arranging times for the Board of Review to meet
to review assessment objections. Each residential objection takes 45 minutes and each commercial objection
is scheduled for one hour. Wulf estimates the Board of Review will need to meet for approximately 100-130
hours from September 15 –the end of October, 2011. The Board of Review is comprised of five voting
members and three alternates.
Recently, one member (Don Allison) resigned from the Board in writing; one alternate verbally resigned (Gary
Wright) and another is having difficulty attending due to work schedules.
Time is of the essence with the Board of Review due to the timeline they are under to complete all of the
objections in time to create the tax roll. Wulf contacted several previous members of the Board of Review and
Craig Gramke and Jim Tibbetts agreed to serve again. Craig Gramke previously served on the Board of
Review, is also a Chief Election Inspector and has a flexible schedule. Jim Tibbetts also previously served on
the Board and is willing to serve again.
Wulf explained the importance of having the new members familiar with the objection process because there
isn’t time for a volunteer with no experience to receive the training to be effective for this year’s Board of
Review.
Following Committee discussion, Squire made a motion to recommend Craig Gramke as a voting member for
the Board of Review and Jim Tibbetts as an alternate member of the Board of Review and to support the
Administration’s approach to the Board of Review vacancies. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and it
passed5-0-0.
Matters Not on the Agenda
Willmer-Sheedy indicated that she has received emails that she feels are inappropriate from a citizen. She
plans to respond to the citizen stating that she does not want to receive inappropriate emails in the future.
Pulliam suggested the emails be forwarded to the City Attorney for his information.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at approximately 3:50PM.
These minutes are not official until approved by the Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments.
Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
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Fact Sheet for Community Development Authority
Purpose
The CDA is responsible for providing oversight into the Rental Assistance Program; and
planning and implementing various community development programs including:
housing improvement programs, homeownership programs, and neighborhood
redevelopment programs.
Vacancy
1 vacancy (term expires 2013)
Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible for an appointment to this committee, residents must have interest or
knowledge in the committee’s subject matter and residency in the City of Janesville is
required. Volunteers should also be available to meet at the committee’s regular meeting
time.
Current Members
Name Address Occupation
Part-time Director and Pastor for
Grace Community; Part-time Bus
Michael Bachmeyer Driver for Janesville Transit
(resigned) 425 Madison Street System
Retired – Dane County 911
Richard Ellingson 17 S Atwood Avenue Communications Center
George Fenn 100 N Franklin #203 Retired – Income Tax Preparer
Gorman & Company –
Heidi Holden 462 N Terrace Street Compliance Specialist
Samuel Liebert
(Councilmember) 234 N Terrace Street UW-Rock County student
Sylvia Moore 1518 W Memorial Drive Student
Russ Steeber Retired Rock County Sheriff’s
(Councilmember) 4266 Greenbriar Drive Department - Captain
Volunteers
Name Address Occupation
Wesley Davis (re-
appointed to Cable
Advisory) 4210 Castlemoor Drive Retired - Part-time Teacher
Todd Erickson 420 Augusta Street Student – Criminal Justice
Angelia Hamann 2805 Mackintosh Drive Unemployed
Scott Hennings 51 South Main Rock County – Mobility Manager
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Name Address Occupation
1112 W Burbank Ave
Joe Hoppenjan #208 Odd Jobs
Allen Jeannette 114 Clark St Apt #1 Student
Jeff Joyner 715 McKinley Street Unemployed
Andrew Kronquist
(currently serves on Cable
3412 Canterbury Lane Digi-Star – Engineering Tech
Advisory Committee)
Hostess Brands – Route Sales
Vincent Oblak II 1553 Lafayette Street Representative
Donna Panico 2200 N Sumac Drive Realtor
Michael Rhodes 407 S Academy Street Unemployed
Hampton Inn – General
David Siker
(appointed to
4115 Eastridge Drive Manager
Plan Commission)
John Smecko 2926 N Wright Road Builder – Real Estate Broker
Dane County Sheriff – Deputy
Michelle Vick 2530 Greenwood Drive Sheriff
Gary Wright
(appointed to
Citizens Board of Review,
1202 Hamilton Avenue Unemployed Manager
Alt. 3) verbally resigned
The applicants below indicated on their Committee Member Application Form a desire to serve
on “Any Committee”. Please note, following the May 2011 Citizen Advisory Committee on
Appointments meeting, the “Any Committee” option was removed from the Committee Member
Application Form.
Wesley Davis
Todd Erickson
Jeffrey Joyner
Vince Oblak II
Michael Rhodes