2026-10-27 - Personnel Committee
Summary
Built from the city's posted agenda, the posted minutes (read) and the YouTube auto-generated caption transcript (about 4 minutes); auto-captions are imperfect, so names and figures may be misheard. Votes were by voice.
- All four members were present at roll call (names omitted here). The agenda and the prior minutes were approved by voice with no opposition.
- The only action item was reclassifying the vacant Financial Supervisor position to a Finance and Business Manager position at director level, approved unanimously by voice vote. See 2027 Budget and City Finances.
- Rationale from the department: the position became vacant when the previous holder moved to another city role, and the job description was reviewed and updated. The department had a finance section and an admin section; the new role would give a single point of financial oversight across the budget, grants, invoicing and the large utility and parking revenue funds, with higher education and experience requirements. A time clerk and an admin supervisor would report to the position, and the position was re-posted at the higher level.
- Members asked whether two people had held the role (answer: only one finance position), joked briefly about the sitting requirement in the job description, and one member said the change made sense given the department's workload and grants before moving approval.
- The informational item, a report of routine personnel actions and new positions, was received with nothing further discussed.
- The next meeting is November 24, 2026, and the meeting adjourned by voice vote.
- Reconciliation with the minutes: the minutes record approval of the reclassification, which matches the captions.
Agenda
Agenda posted on the city's CivicClerk portal; see Sources.
Sources
- Meeting page (agenda, packet, minutes): https://greenbaywi.portal.civicclerk.com/event/9628/files
- Agenda text: https://greenbaywi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=31526,plainText=true)
- Minutes text: https://greenbaywi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=31550,plainText=true)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcnLiTLMoYc (City of Green Bay YouTube channel; titled 10-27-2026)
- Town: Green Bay
Video
Transcript
YouTube auto-generated captions; lightly redacted for privacy. Speaker changes are marked with a leading >>.
Transcript
>> All right. I will now call to order the
meeting of the Personnel Committee for
Tuesday, October 27th, 2026.
Begin with roll call. [Alder name omitted].
Not the strongest start.
[Alder name omitted], are you here?
>> I am. Thank you.
>> Okay.
Um [Alder name omitted] is here. [Alder name omitted].
>> Here.
>> I [Alder name omitted] am here, and [Alder name omitted].
>> Here.
>> All right. All are present.
Uh onto approval of the agenda. Do we
have a motion?
>> Motion to approve.
>> Second.
>> Motion to approve made by [Alder name omitted],
seconded by [Alder name omitted]. All in favor,
please say aye.
>> Aye.
>> Aye.
>> Aye.
>> All right. Agenda is approved. Approval
of the minutes.
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> All right. Motion made by [Alder name omitted]
to approve the minutes, seconded by
[Alder name omitted]. All in favor, please say
aye.
>> Aye.
>> Aye.
>> Aye.
>> All right. Minutes are approved. Onto
regular business. First and only for
consideration of possible action to
reclassify the vacant financial
supervisor position to a finance and
business manager position director.
>> Yeah, I'll pass it over to [name omitted] if
you want to provide any details on the
request.
>> Sure. Um we recently had our financial
supervisor position become vacant. Uh
the person promoted over to transit
for another position, and um with that
uh we took a look at the job description
and made some updates.
The um currently we have two sections.
We have a finance section and an admin
section. Um
we're going to have the same level.
But our financial activities so we have
some, you know, the financial supervisor
oversees the budget and and some of the
grants.
Um some of the financial invoicing, but
not all of it. Some of it is done under
our admin um section.
So
um we also have our our large utilities,
the storm water, sanitary sewer.
We have the parking division, which is
another revenue um
fund.
And so, we were looking for something
where we have more financial oversight
over everything within the department,
um, as well as that, uh,
re- raising the, uh, education and
experience requirements to better match
that level of a position.
And so, as we took a look at the duties,
we we included some duties where things
were maybe left out. Um, we changed the,
uh, requirements and it ended up being
re-posted at a higher level.
Um, so, as part of that organization,
this person would kind of be the
umbrella for all the financial aspects.
And, um,
they would still, uh, have the time
clerk that would report to them.
And then, um, the admin supervisor, uh,
would report to them
under this position.
>> Okay.
Any questions for staff?
>> Were there two people doing this at one
time?
>> We only had one finance person.
>> Okay. I was
when I was reading it, that was what I
was wondering. So.
Okay.
>> Looks like this person doesn't get to
stand and walk anymore.
>> [clears throat and cough]
>> Sorry, I'm
>> What?
>> [laughter]
>> I'm I'm making a joke at the physical
requirements. It just says frequent
sitting and I was not sitting
I was not standing and walking.
>> What if I was struck?
>> I mean, I figured that was
>> [laughter]
>> more of a hazard than the standing or
walking.
>> Seems like they might need a standing
desk.
>> [laughter]
>> I think they should.
>> And yeah, it would seem with everything
that you guys do and all the grants that
come in, I mean, this to me makes total
sense. So, I move to approve.
>> Second.
>> Motion made by [Alder name omitted] to
approve, seconded by [Alder name omitted]. Any
further discussion? All in favor, please
signify by saying aye.
>> Aye.
>> Aye.
>> Aye.
>> Aye.
>> [clears throat]
>> All right. That is approved unanimously.
On to informational. We have, uh, report
of routine personnel actions and new
positions. Um, routine
>> Standard.
>> All right. Um, our next meeting is going
to be November 24th, 2026.
Um adjournment.
>> Motion to adjourn.
>> Motion to adjourn made by [Alder name omitted].
>> Second.
>> Seconded by [Alder name omitted]. All in
favor, please say "Aye."
>> Aye.
>> Aye.
I'm assuming that's an aye. We are
adjourned.