Waukesha City Hall,  
201 Delafield Street  
Waukesha, WI 53188  
City of Waukesha  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance Committee  
Tuesday, October 28, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, City Hall  
1. Call To Order  
Also Present: Ald. Van Trieste  
5 -  
Present:  
Joe Pieper, Elizabeth Moltzan, Rick R. Lemke, Alicia Halvensleben and Doreen  
Wigderson  
2. Pledge of Allegiance  
3. Public Comment  
None  
4. Approval of Minutes  
ID#25-02427 Minutes for October 16, 2025  
A.  
Attachments: 101625 Finance Minutes - Draft  
Hearing no objections, the minutes were approved  
5. Business Items  
ID#25-02430  
A.  
Review and Possible Action on the acceptance of the 2025 FY25  
Community Policing Development Microgrant for $139,600  
Attachments:  
Cover Sheet and Attachments - Community Policing Development  
Microgrant  
A motion was made by Lemke and seconded by Halvensleben that this item be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Joe Pieper, Elizabeth Moltzan, Rick R. Lemke, Alicia Halvensleben and Doreen  
Wigderson  
ID#25-02429  
B.  
Review and Possible Action on Finance Committee recommendation to  
the City Council to adopt the 2026 Operating Budget  
Attachments: Executive Operating Budget Book - Final  
A motion was made by Lemke and seconded by Pieper to amend the Operating  
Budget to reduce proposed employee wage increase from 3.5% to 3.0%. The  
motion failed by the following vote:  
Aye: 2 - Joe Pieper, and Rick R. Lemke  
Nay: 3 - Elizabeth Moltzan, Alicia Halvensleben, and Doreen Wigderson  
A motion was made by Pieper and seconded by Halvensleben, to recommend to  
the City Council to adopt the 2026 Operating Budget as presented with a total  
General Fund operating budget of $84,127,448.00. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Joe Pieper, Elizabeth Moltzan, Rick R. Lemke, Alicia Halvensleben and Doreen  
Wigderson  
6. Communications and Referrals:  
The next Finance Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 11th at 6:00pm  
7. Adjournment  
Meeting adjourned at 6:29 pm  
The Finance Committee may consider any departments, funds, or line items related to the 2026  
Operating or Capital Budgets not specifically identified on the meeting agenda as a part of the  
Budget Review process  
"A majority of the Council members may be in attendance"  
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