Appleton District 6

Good afternoon District 6 neighbors,  I will be honest; the Packers have not been “must see TV” for me this season. However, since today’s foe is my least favorite NFL team, I plan on tuning in. Therefore, I want to share some thoughts on the special session of the Common Council last Wednesday where we adopted the 2023 Executive Budget before the game starts.  The council adopted the budget 12-2. This was the culmination of months of work for city staff and several weeks of work for council members as we review each department’s proposed budget and submit questions to department heads to be answered before “Budget Saturday”, where each department presents their budget and takes additional questions from council members. A shout out to former Council President Kyle Lobner for starting the policy of submitting questions in advance so that we can read everyone’s questions and answers. Thanks also to Finance Committee Chair Brad Firkus and city staff for compiling and distributing all the