Judiciary & Administration Committee on 2026-01-08 5:50 PM - Special Meeting — La Crosse, WI
Date: 2026-01-08

City Hall
 City of La Crosse, Wisconsin 400 La Crosse Street
 La Crosse, WI 54601

 Meeting Agenda - Final

 Judiciary & Administration Committee

Thursday, January 8, 2026 5:50 PM Council Chambers
 City Hall, First Floor

 Special Meeting



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can be viewed (no participation) by visiting the Legislative Information Center Meetings calendar
(https://cityoflacrosse.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx) - find the scheduled meeting and click on the "In Progress"
video link to the far right in the meeting list.

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information necessary to join the meeting. Call 608-789-7510 or email cityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org.

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of opposing viewpoints, public hearings are limited to 15 minutes. Individual speakers shall speak no more than
three (3) minutes unless waived by the Chair or a majority of the committee.

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La Crosse WI 54601.

Call To Order

Roll Call

Agenda Items:

NEW BUSINESS

 26-0019 A CHARTER ORDINANCE to create Section 19 of the Code of Ordinances of
 the City of La Crosse regarding term length of the Municipal Court Judge.
 Sponsors: Washington-Spivey

 Short-circuited by Mayor Washington-Spivey on 1.6.2026.

Adjournment


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scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making
responsibility.

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much advance notice as possible.

Judiciary & Administration Committee Members:
Tamra Dickinson, Olivia Stine, Gary Padesky, Mackenzie Mindel, Jennifer Trost, Crystal
Bedford, Lisa Weston




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City Hall
 City of La Crosse, Wisconsin 400 La Crosse Street
 La Crosse, WI 54601


 Meeting Minutes - Final

 Judiciary & Administration Committee

Thursday, January 8, 2026 5:50 PM Council Chambers
 City Hall, First Floor

 Special Meeting


 Call To Order

 Chair Mindel called the meeting to order at 5:52 p.m.


 Roll Call

 Present: 7 - Crystal Bedford, Gary Padesky, Jennifer Trost, Lisa Weston, Mackenzie
 Mindel, Olivia Stine,Tamra Dickinson

 Agenda Items:

 26-0019 A CHARTER ORDINANCE to create Section 19 of the Code of Ordinances of
 the City of La Crosse regarding term length of the Municipal Court Judge.
 A motion was made by Trost, seconded by Bedford, that the Ordinance be
 REFERRED WITH NO RECOMMENDATION to the Common Council on 1/8/2026.
 The motion carried by the following vote:

 Yes: 7- Bedford, Padesky, Trost, Weston, Mindel, Stine,Dickinson


 Adjournment

 Meeting adjourned at 5:57 p.m.




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