In Episode 2 of Before Council, Tony Ayala and former Common Council member Mac Kiel discuss the July Judiciary & Administration and Finance & Personnel Committee meetings, highlighting the agenda items, questions, and discussions that will come before the July 9, 2026 Common Council meeting.

Before Council is designed to help residents understand what’s happening at City Hall before votes are cast, giving you time to learn more, ask questions, and connect with your Common Council representative before decisions are made.

Additional civic resources, including meeting agendas, livestreams, minutes, Common Council contact information, and more:

www.justgoodfight.com/city-resources

Learn more about Before Council:

www.justgoodfight.com/before-council

For official City of La Crosse meeting information, agendas, minutes, and livestreams:

www.cityoflacrosse.org

Know Before the Vote.

This Meeting Companion contains the July 2, 2026 Finance & Personnel Committee meeting from the City of La Crosse.

To make this meeting easier to listen to, periods of silence, delays, recesses, and dead air have been removed. The discussion itself has not been edited.

Meeting Companions are intended to make local government more accessible for residents who prefer listening while driving, walking, working, or exercising.

Later today:

• Before Council with Mac Kiel and Tony Ayala, a discussion of what happened in this week’s committee meetings and what residents should know before the July 9 Common Council meeting.

Know Before the Vote.

Additional civic resources:
www.justgoodfight.com/city-resources

Before Council:
www.justgoodfight.com/before-council

For official agendas, minutes, livestreams, and other City of La Crosse information:
www.cityoflacrosse.org

This Meeting Companion contains the June 30, 2026 Judiciary & Administration Committee meeting and the Budget Parameter Committee meeting from the City of La Crosse.

To make these meetings easier to listen to, periods of silence, delays, and dead air have been removed. The discussion itself has not been edited.

Meeting Companions are intended to make local government more accessible for residents who prefer listening while driving, walking, working, or exercising.

Later this week:

• Meeting Companion: Finance & Personnel Committee

• Before Council with Mac Kiel and Tony Ayala, a discussion of what happened in committee and what residents should know before the July 9 Common Council meeting.

Know Before the Vote.

Additional civic resources:
www.justgoodfight.com/city-resources

Before Council:
www.justgoodfight.com/before-council

For official agendas, minutes, livestreams, and other City of La Crosse information:
www.cityoflacrosse.org