WAUPUN — Mayor Rohn Bishop and three City Council Aldermen were sworn in for new terms Tuesday afternoon during the reorganizational meeting on April 21, 2026.
All candidates were incumbents running for another term unopposed, and were reelected during the April 7 election earlier this month.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence, after which the meeting began in earnest.
City Clerk Angela Hull administered the Oath of Office to the elected Aldermen; Pete Kaczmarski (District 2), Mike Matoushek (District 4), and Bobbi Jo Kunz (District 6).
Then, Mayor of Waupun Rohn Bishop was sworn in for his third term, having first been elected in 2022.
Previously, the mayoral terms were two years, but at the September 9, 2025 Common Council meeting, the Council voted to extend the mayoral term to three years. This change was to extend administrative continuity and allow voters of alternating years to have a say in the mayor’s election during their aldermanic elections, which will remain two years.
Each elected official signed the papers for office during the meeting.
Next, the Council voted to elect the Council president for the year. The office was held last year by Alderman Dan Siebers.
Alderwoman Kunz nominated Dan Siebers to serve again, seconded by Matoushek. No other nominations were heard before a motion to close nominations passed. This was followed by a motion to elect Dan Siebers, which passed unanimously—save Siebers, who abstained from the vote.
This was followed by the selection of the days and times for meetings of the City Council.
Common Council meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 6PM, and Committee of the Whole meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month at 5:30PM. Alderman Siebers asked if it worked for Alderman Westphal’s schedule, to which Westphal said there’s no time that works better.
No changes were made to the schedule of meetings.
Then came the designation of the official city newspaper of record, according to state requirements.
Mayor Bishop opened the discussion by reiterating his thoughts on the state law for an official city newspaper of record, stating that the law is outdated and no one reads newspapers. According to state law, the City is required to post the agenda and minutes in public spaces such as City Hall and the Public Library, but questioned why being published on the City website is not enough. He also noted that some communities have been given exceptions if no newspaper exists in the area, but the State has not expanded it statewide.
Additionally, he stated that he wished the City could choose online publications such as the Waupun Pioneer News.
Mayor Bishop asked if there was a preference on the official paper from City staff.
City Administrator Kathy Schlieve said that the main thing they need to think about is the frequency of publication, which the Fond du Lac Reporter has been more frequent than the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen. Both papers submitted requests to be the official paper of record, but while Action Reporter Media included a price breakdown, Madison Media Partners (on behalf of the Daily Citizen) did not.
A motion to continue with the Fond du Lac Reporter as official newspaper of record passed unanimously.
This was followed by the designation of public depositories and the authorization of withdrawal of city monies from designated banks according to state statutes, which passed unanimously with no discussion.
And finally, the mayoral appointments to boards, committees, and commissions. Mayor Bishop specified no changes to the current slate of appointments, and a list was not included in the agenda packet. The item passed unanimously before adjourning.
