Wisconsin Record
Appleton
MS

Martyn Smith

Alderperson2024-04-16 – 2028-04-30 (current office record start 2024-04-16 and end 2028-04-30 per Legistar OfficeRecords for the Common Council body [cityofappleton.legistar.com], published by the City Clerk)

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Apr 30, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
21
Total speaking time
1:34:32
Avg per meeting
4:30
Segments
1070

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Top issues during term (20)(Parks Rec)

medium↑Sep 2026[38]

Veterans Park Renaming

Mostly signage and administrative costs, if any; no major dollar figure given.

medium↑Jun 2026[24]

Reid Golf Course September finances

The course is about $60,000 ahead of last year in gross revenue, easing pressure on city support.

low↑Jun 2026[15]

College Avenue tree planter uplighting

Electricity and maintenance costs fall on ADI and the participating businesses, not the city.

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

Strategic Plan Review and Update Process

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Holiday Closure Schedule for 2027

low↑Oct 2026[10]

2027 Special Revenue Funds and conservancy funding

No special revenue fund expenditures requested for 2027.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Sensory Room Policy

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Children's Area Use Policy

high↓Apr 2026[8]

Integrated Library System migration

medium↓Jul 2026[7]

Public Art in Ellen Kort Peace Park

No cost to the city beyond minimal installation work the parks crew can largely do in-house.

low↓Aug 2026[6]

Rally for Equality special event

high↓May 2026[6]

Library closure August 14 for strategic planning

Grant funding from the Friends' Community Vision Fund is covering the Spanish-language outreach work.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Neighbors in Action Workshop

$80,000 in ARPA funds funded the workshops; about $3,000 per year in general fund money supports small neighborhood grants.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Library Strategic Plan

low↓Aug 2026[5]

Children's summer program success

medium↓Jan 2026[5]

Draft library policies from Personnel & Policy Committee

Federal funding threats could hit Wisconsin's state library support, where 19 of 21 division staff are federally funded.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Reid Golf Course record revenue

Record August revenue with steady expenses means a strong financial year for the golf course.

medium↓Jun 2026[4]

Veterans Memorial Concept Plan

Funding for the memorial will be raised in future phases; no cost was set tonight.

medium↓May 2026[2]

Veterans Memorial Park South Pond agreement with Grand Chute

Appleton saves 20% on maintaining the pond thanks to Grand Chute's cost share.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Denial of downtown pop-up disc golf special event

No city cost; the applicant had paid event fees and reported buying 21 baskets at $242 each.

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Smith was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Parks Rec.

Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)

No votes found matching Parks Rec.