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Jim Ridderbush

District 8 Alderperson2025-06-01 – 2028-04-01 (month-level start: appointed by the Common Council June 10, 2025 to finish Chris Wery's District 8 term per City of Green Bay post / Civic Media 2025-06-12; month-level end: April 2028 per two-year alderperson terms (WBAY: 'two-year term'), next spring election April 2028)

About

Jim Ridderbush's campaign for the Green Bay City Council focused primarily on urban development and improving local roads and infrastructure within District 8.

Campaign promises (1)

  • infrastructure
    Jim Ridderbush campaigned with a focus on local development and road infrastructure in Green Bay City Council District 8.
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At a glance

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Term ending Apr 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
2
Total speaking time
0:57
Avg per meeting
0:29
Segments
22

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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

high↑Jan 2026[31]

Operator's license appeal and application disclosures

Potential loss of a neighborhood business; no direct city cost.

high↑Feb 2026[26]

Firefighter candidate retention

Hiring costs weren't detailed, but filling police and fire positions affects the departments' budgets.

high→Feb 2026[25]

Sex offender residency appeals

high↑Sep 2026[23]

2025 Justice Assistance Grant acceptance

Accepting the grant saves the city from buying the radios out of the general fund; rejecting it means the roughly $62,000 equipment cost lands on local taxpayers.

medium↑Jan 2026[18]

Police promotional processes (Commander, Captain, Detective)

medium↑Jan 2026[17]

Rewrite of alcohol beverage licensing code

Licensing revenue is standard for the city; no specific figure stated.

high↑Jan 2026[17]

Patrol officer hiring

critical↓Jun 2026[17]

New Fire Station 1 at 420 S. Broadway and $15 million borrowing

Adds $5 million in federal funds to the fire station project, reducing the local cost burden.

high↑Mar 2026[16]

City Forester nuisance tree authority

No direct cost to the city — but violators could now face fines of $500 or more per tree.

high↓Feb 2026[15]

May 2026 Traffic Safety Plan and June enforcement deployments

Grant funding for traffic enforcement is being renewed for the fiscal year beginning October 1.

medium↑Sep 2026[15]

Firefighters grievance (GBPPA Grievance 2026-01) finalized

high↓May 2026[12]

Automated license plate readers (ALPR) policy

The source doesn’t list a dollar figure, but the fight could shape whether Green Bay keeps paying for Flock cameras.

high↓Jun 2026[12]

Parking restrictions near Martin Luther King Elementary School

Sidewalk recommendations could cost homeowners roughly $1,400–$2,000 per residential lot if the city builds them and assesses the cost.

high↑Jan 2026[12]

Police and Fire Department staffing levels

The fire chief's budget requests — three firefighter reclassifications and up to two division chief positions — aim to cut overtime, while the departments are trying to stay under a 3% budget increase.

high↑Mar 2026[11]

Fire Station 6 remodel

Estimated $75,000 for design and construction administration.

high↑Feb 2026[11]

Fire Department equipment purchases

Camera purchase approved now; CIP requests include a full fire-hose replacement, a USAR rig trimmed from $2.2 million to $500,000, and med unit refurbishments dropping costs from $500,000 to $360,000 each.

high↓Apr 2026[11]

Jam Rock liquor license non-renewal upheld

Potential loss of a neighborhood business; no direct city cost.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

Grass and weeds abatement charge appeal at 811 Ernst Drive

If the appeal were granted, the city would lose $451.54 in revenue for services performed.

high↓Aug 2026[10]

Fire Station 3 repairs

About $250,000 in repairs with a $50,000 deductible; insurance is expected to cover the rest.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Thermal imaging camera purchase

Purchase cost not itemized in the minutes.

Decisions during term (0)

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

No decisions found matching Public Safety.

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

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