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Joey Prestley

District 6 Alderperson2024-04-01 – 2028-04-01 (month-level start: April 2024 per WPR/Fox11 coverage of the April 2, 2024 election and April 16, 2024 swearing-in; month-level end: April 2028 per two-year alderperson terms (WBAY: 'two-year term'), next spring election April 2028)

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At a glance

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Term ending Apr 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
24
Total speaking time
1:12:10
Avg per meeting
3:00
Segments
1618

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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)

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Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

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