The Stanley Common Council met Monday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m. in City hall.

Meeting prior to council meeting as a committee of the whole, the council members held two closed sessions with legal counsel, present via telephone.

The first closed session with legal counsel Jerrilyn Jacobs was  in respect to potential litigation involving employment action regarding the former fire chief. The second was held with respect to potential litigation involving employment action regarding the former city administrator.

Neither closed session resulted in action being forwarded to or taken by the council.

Later in council, members approved a raise for employee Ben Blair to $26 per hour effective June 1 following performance review, as well as a printer contract renewal for $2,124.29 with E.O. Johnson for a RICOH color copier for city hall, as recommended by the building committee. The contract good for 60 months allows for a new copier with lower service fees due to age.

Also Monday, the council also approved a change order for credit of $106,062.45 from Market and Johnson for subcontracted work, including a credit for process piping for 30,731.09, as well as earthwork for $80,602. The reimbursed funds were related to a pond at the central water treatment plant the city ended up not needing, rather than quality of work.

Also included meanwhile was a fencing payment for $10,321.23, as recommended by public works, streets, and grounds committee. A total of $5,050.59  was added to the change order for markup on subcontracted work.

The council meanwhile voted to authorize approval of a quote from Ingersoll Rand with regard to Ozone Generator Maintenance at the Northwest Water Treatment Plant, provided the quote did not exceed $32,000. The vote comes as a previous quote by Ingersoll Rand for $31,670 expired at the end of April. The ozone system at the Northwest Water Treatment Plant has not been serviced in three years, with maintenance of the ozone generator ensuring the Northwest Water Treatment Plant continues to operate smoothly as work is done to the Central Water Treatment Plant.

“Our air compressor runs non-stop at the Northwest Plant,” Streets, Parks, and Cemeteries head Joe Schmitt said. “It needs a service. City staff will watch and assist, allowing for the city to do its own maintenance in the future.

In library news meanwhile, the council heard a library update from Library Director Elizabeth Miniatt and approved library printer contract with E.O. Johnson for a RICOH printer, set to cost $2,450. The approved quote was one of three printer quotes Miniatt obtained, the council also approving five requests for change orders from Hoeft Builders and one from River Architects recommended by the library board. Approved library change orders are as follows:

• $30,789.88 from Hoeft Builders for an elevator sump pit change, preexisting sewer lateral fixes, a drain tile sump pit, and structural steel supply revisions, as well as demolition credit for work by others.
• $8,674.18 from Hoeft Builders for additional asphalt road patch repairs related to sewer connection.
• $2,327.38 from Hoeft Builders for deeper sinks in the staff workroom and café
• $74,497.50 from Hoeft Builders for the new direction of the HVAC system, preserving the historic area of the building by hiding ductwork while ensuring best heating and cooling distribution
• $410.40 from Hoeft Builders for a steel plate to cover the existing sump pit in the new library electrical room
• $66,650 from Hoeft Builders for furnishing and install of the revised lighting plan in the original library as designed by River Architects, and
• a $19,587.67 reduction in contract sum from River Architects, with contract details updated to reflect changed city leadership and a new completion date of Sept. 4, 2026.

Closing the update from Monday council, members voted to approve the night’s consent agenda, using a routine vote to approve meeting minutes, operator’s licenses, and a retail sales application by Daniel Osborn of Wisconsin Veteran Farm LLC for beer, wine, and intoxicating liquor sales during the Stanley Independence Day Celebration. Approved for operators licenses Monday were Amy Mikalauski, Michelle Schneider, Cheryl Curtis, and Michael Kane, with licenses valid from July 1 through June 30 of next year.

Also covered by the council meanwhile were approval of bimonthly reports from the Clerk-Treasurer and Department Supervisors, approval of the AFP 06 for the Central Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $348,928.25 as recommended by CBS Squared, and approval of accounts payable checks for May 18, 2026 in the amount of $457,894.21.

Treatment Plant work included in the AFP 06 payment includes general building work, including concrete, masonry, temporary electrical, earthwork, demolition, building works and metal roof panels, among other items.

Accounts payable checks for May 18 break down as follows:

• $14,621.65 from general fund
• $2,606.22 from the library fund
• $351,533.34 from the water utility, and
• $13,544.11 from the wastewater utility

Last but not least, the city voted hire Rebecca Couillard as seasonal office help at a rate of $18 per hour, with start date of May 26 and end date of Oct. 30.

City of Stanley council meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in city hall. The public is welcome and invited to attend.