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Brett Norell

Alderperson District 92026-04-21 - 2028-04-17 (per city "Meet Your Alderperson" page)

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Apr 17, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
16
Total speaking time
29:24
Avg per meeting
1:50
Segments
676

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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

medium→Aug 2026[20]

School ambulance service agreements

The schools pay roughly $100–110 per hour for the two-member standby crew.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

Town of Kossuth ambulance coverage expansion

Contract terms not detailed at this meeting.

high↑Oct 2026[19]

Speeding on Menasha Avenue (Platt Street to Risch Lane)

A traffic-monitoring technology like Urban SDK costs about $30,000, which the chief noted is a budget issue.

high↓Aug 2026[17]

Temporary Warming Shelter at St. Paul Lutheran Church

The shelter operates without city funding or staffing.

medium↑Jun 2026[14]

Police Contract Bargaining

Any eventual labor agreement affects the city's public safety payroll.

medium↑May 2026[12]

Sex offender residency appeal — Jovanni Rey Ortiz

medium↓Jul 2026[12]

Noxious Weed Ordinance Enforcement

Denied relief means unpaid weed assessments roll onto the property owner's tax bill, due by January 31.

high↑Jul 2026[12]

Public safety staffing additions

Six new positions total are proposed in the budget; specific salary costs were not itemized at the meeting.

medium↓Aug 2026[11]

Police response to domestic incident complaint

high↓May 2026[10]

Citywide intersection control policy

Costs weren't discussed tonight; sign and marking installations will come with future council votes.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Fire sprinkler compliance modernization

No cost to the city; the $35 permit fee is eliminated and replaced by fees paid to the third party, keeping it cost-neutral for businesses.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Prohibited parking ordinance update (MMC 10.390)

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Police officer hiring pipeline

medium↓May 2026[10]

Operator's License Approvals After Criminal History Review

high↓Aug 2026[6]

Alleged management harassment at the library

low↓Aug 2026[5]

S. 9th Street Lighting Request Denied

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Fire Rescue Building Inspector coverage gap

The city will pay the LTE pay rate for a temporary inspector during the absence.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Snow removal sidewalk requirements

A $300 special assessment was rescinded for one new homeowner; unpaid assessments go on the tax roll.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Police Department Hiring Lists

No dollar figures were given, but hiring from these lists affects the police payroll as positions are filled.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Fire Department 48/96 schedule extension

Decisions during term (0)

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

No decisions found matching Public Safety.

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

No votes found matching Public Safety.