Published: Nov. 3, 2015
A1 - West Bend City Council
Reuteman named asst. admin
Veterans honored by Common Council
By NICHOLAS DETTMANN
Daily News
Amy Reuteman didn’t think about becoming the city of West
Bend assistant administrator until she learned of the vacancy.
At the same time she was going to indicate her desire in the
position, she was approached by Mayor Kraig Sadownikow and City Administrator
T.J. Justice about the job.
“It was perfect timing,” Reuteman said.
Reuteman was hired as the city’s assistant administrator at
Monday’s Common Council meeting at the West Bend High Schools’ auditorium.
She replaces Steve Volkert, who was hired in October to be
Hartford’s city administrator.
“It’s a new challenge; I like change,” Reuteman said when
asked why she wanted to become assistant administrator. “It’s something I’ve
always been interested in, how all of the city works.” Reuteman has worked with
the city of West Bend for 15 years, including the last seven as the city clerk.
“I have a lot of the knowledge from working (with the city),” Reuteman said. “I
believe there (are) new challenges coming in.” Reuteman will be the West Bend
assistant city administrator effective today. Volkert won’t become Hartford’s
city administrator until Jan. 1.
“So that’s going to be really good,” Reuteman said. “He can
train me, bring me up to speed.”
In addition to the role of assistant administrator, Reuteman
will also be the human resources director. She’ll also be in charge of the
finance department, the community television station, the information
technology department and the city clerk’s department.
“The hope is I can help them transition, too, because I’ll
be upstairs,” Reuteman said. “So if they have questions, I’ll be right there.”
Sadownikow said the position will pay $80,000-$100,000.
“Amy’s extremely well respected by this council, by all city
staff and by the community as a whole,” Sadownikow said. “The city, this
council and current administration has worked hard the last several years to
make sure we had a strong bench, so to speak.
“Our first opportunity, our first option, is to try and
promote from within. This is a perfect example of that. The clerk’s department
is a well-oiled machine.”
The assistant city administrator position was posted within
the city to find worthy candidates from within. The same will be done for the
city clerk position. If there is no interest, the position will be posted to
outside resources.
Other business
The following actions were also taken:
■ A
temporary Class B wine license was granted for St. John’s
Lutheran Church and School for the St. John’s
Diva Night Fine Arts and Craft Fair, 3-8 p.m. Nov. 19.
■ The
city’s shared-taxi program requested the
purchase of one minivan and two ADA accessible minibuses as part of the
November grant application process. The city’s share, funded as part of the
2016 capital projects budget, is estimated at $24,200. The request passed with
one dissenting vote.
Alderman Ed Duquaine asked during the presentation if there
will be a revisit of discussion for a possible rate increase. Alderman Adam
Williquette said it’ll likely be discussed “in the next month or two.”
■ The
city of West Bend Police Department requested the purchase of new marked and
unmarked squad cars to replace ones currently in use. The department wants to
purchase four Ford Interceptor utility vehicles to replace three Chevrolet
Impalas and one Chevrolet Tahoe. The department also wants to purchase one
unmarked Chevrolet Impala to replace a current vehicle. After 2016, General
Motors will not make Impalas in a police package vehicle.
According to police chief Kenneth Meuler, a 2016 Impala
costs $22,500 and the Ford Interceptor costs $26,000. The proposal passed with
no dissenting votes.
■ The
Downtown West Bend BID requested the approval of the 2016 Assessment and
Operating Plan, which includes an assessment of $3 per $1,000 valuation of
property owners in the district to be utilized for improvement projects. The
proposal passed with no dissenting votes.
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