City of Mequon Weekly Bulletin - February 23, 2018
Upcoming Meetings
Special Finance-Personnel Committee: February 27 – 6:00 p.m. (Agenda)
Milwaukee River Advisory Committee: February 28 – 6:30 p.m. (Agenda)
Mequon-Thiensville Bike and Pedestrian Way Commission: March 1 – 8:00 a.m. (Agenda)
February 20 Primary Election Turnout Higher than Anticipated
Tuesday’s Primary Election for Justice of the Supreme Court yielded a higher voter turnout than expected. 10% was predicted by the Wisconsin Elections Commission, but 26% of registered voters in Mequon participated. Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock were the top two vote-getters who will advance to the April 3 Election. Absentee ballots will be available beginning on March 13.
National Council for Home Safety and Security Names Safest Cities in Wisconsin
Each year the Home Safety and Security Council analyses the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report Statistics to identify the safest communities in Wisconsin, along with its own population data and internal research. The City of Mequon received the 6th safest designation for 2018. Please click here to learn more.
4 New Multi-Function Devices Installed At City Facilities
This week two new Ricoh multi-function printers were installed at City Hall, one new multi-function printer was installed at the Public Works Building, and one new multi-function printer was installed in the Fire Department’s Office in the Public Safety Building. The new printers will not only allow for improved functionality; they will also allow the City to realize savings of soft costs associated with printing through new efficiencies.
City Website Receives Accessibility Updates
New federal Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have been released in an effort to improve the usability of websites for individuals with disabilities, as well as advance requirements established by the American with Disability Act and the Telecommunications Act. These new standards are more stringent than those that were in effect when the City first launched its website. Some of the updates implemented so far include: HTML code restructuring to improve compatibility with assistive technology, adding “alt tags,” which are words or phrases that tell website users the nature or content of an image or document, and improvements to how the website displays on tables. The City’s website vendor, Aha Consulting, will conduct additional tests in the near future to ensure the website is fully compliant with WCAG requirements.
