City seats leadership, new committee appointments, during uneventful Reorg

By Brandi Makuski

The Stevens Point Common Council has reconfirmed its president following a six-minute special meeting on April 16.

Following each municipal election in April, city government undergoes a reorganization, known informally at City Hall as “the Reorg,” wherein the mayor appoints new and returning Council members to each of the city’s standing committees, as well as other boards and commissions, pending approval of the full City Council.

The Council also elects a president each year, a position that fills in for the mayor, should he be absent or on leave.

Marc Christianson (D1) was the sole nominee for Council President and won unanimously, though Jacqui Guthrie (D2) and Dean Shuda (D8) were absent.

All of the appointments were unanimous. Under state law, the city’s Board of Public Works appointments must wait until the first Tuesday in May

Committee appointments follow:

Board of Public Works

Mayor Mike Wiza – Recommended Chair
Chris Tiffany
Mary Kneebone
Shaun Morrow 
Ginger Keymer
Dean Shuda
Dustin Buse

Finance Committee

Marc Christianson – Chair
Shaun Morrow – Vice Chair
Dean Shuda
Ginger Keymer
Lara Broderick

Personnel Committee

Mary Kneebone – Recommended Chair
Sam Lang
Jacqui Guthrie
Lara Broderick – Vice Chair
Dale Steinmetz

Public Policy Committee

Ginger Keymer – Chair
Sam Lang
Dale Steinmetz
Allison Birr – Vice Chair
Dustin Buse

Board and Commission appointments