Minutes 06-30-2008
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
SPECIAL MEETING APPROVED: July 14, 2008
June 30, 2008
VOL. 59
NO. 12
Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Janesville held in the Municipal Building on June 30,
2008. The meeting was called to order by Council Vice President Truman at 8:00 AM.
Present: Council Vice President Truman, Councilmembers Brunner, McDonald, Rashkin, Steeber, and
Voskuil. Council President Loasching was absent.
Consideration and action on a carnival license application for Fourth of July 2008 Youth Sports Facility
events and activities. Council Vice President Truman moved to approve the carnival license
application for the Fourth of July 2008 Youth Sports Facility events and activities with the conditions of
filing a completed application and paying the required fees, seconded by Councilmember Rashkin and
passed with the following vote: Aye: Council Vice President Truman, Councilmembers McDonald,
Rashkin, Steeber, and Voskuil. Nay: Councilmember Brunner.
Councilmember Steeber moved to convene into closed session to consider and deliberate upon a
potential retirement agreement with City Manager Steven E. Sheiffer, to discuss strategic and
bargaining considerations concerning such an agreement, and other modifications or actions to the
current Employment Agreement with City Manager Steven E. Sheiffer, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute
Section 19.85 (1)(c), (e) and (f). The motion was seconded by Councilmember Voskuil and passed
unanimously.
There being no further business, Council convened into closed session at 8:07 AM.
Councilmember Rashkin moved to reconvene into open session to discuss, deliberate upon, and take
action(s) regarding modification to the current Employment Agreement with City Manager Steven E.
Sheiffer, a potential retirement agreement with City Manager Steven E. Sheiffer, and strategic and
bargaining considerations concerning such an agreement. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Steeber and passed unanimously.
Council reconvened into open session at 8:59 AM.
Councilmember Rashkin moved to approve the proposed Retirement Agreement, Waiver and Release
between the City of Janesville and Steven Sheiffer, with consulting by Steven Sheiffer only from time
to time as directed or requested by the Council President or Vice President, seconded by
Councilmember Steeber, and passed with the following vote: Aye: Councilmembers McDonald,
Rashkin, Steeber and Voskuil. Nay: Council Vice President Truman. Pass: Councilmember Brunner.
Councilmember Steeber moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilmember McDonald and passed
unanimously.
There being no further business, Council adjourned at 9:02 AM.
These minutes are not official until approved by the City Council.
Jean Ann Wulf
Clerk-Treasurer