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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Lake Geneva public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
2026 Partisan Primary and August Meeting Schedule
The August 11 primary keeps the clerk swamped, so the August council meeting moves to Wednesday, August 19 at 6 p.m. Absentee voting runs July 28–31 and August 3–7.
Museum furnace and capital-project bookkeeping
The $77,800 furnace replacement passed 7-1 after a failed push for a clearer written memo on shifting $15,000 from museum tuck-pointing. Several aldermen flagged a broader problem: thin financial documentation for capital decisions.
NeoGov HR Software Purchase
A revised performance review framework passed, with an optional self-evaluation step and alignment to the strategic plan. Stoodley pushed for recognizing staff who gain extra skills like bilingual ability — a mechanism to pay for that still needs work.