Matt Goettl, owner of Central Care Transport, LLC., addressed the full Stanley City Council to answer questions and offer information on his new transportation business for elderly and assisted living or group home residents that need a ride for appointments. Commenting that Chippewa is swamped with transportation demands, Goettl stated, “I’m trying to fill that gap.”
“How far do you go?” asked Mayor Mike Henke.
“Eau Claire to Wausau,” replied Goettl adding that due to recent hospital and clinic closures many clients now have to travel further for medical appointments. “We’re trying to be available, and we’re centrally located.”
Goettl said that currently they offer ambulatory services but are looking to add wheelchair vans in the near future.
“How many do you have right now?” asked Alderperson Laurie Foster.
Goettl answered that he has two vans and two drivers. “Two drivers I have hired are both very experienced. They’ve been driving for other companies for the last several years between the two of them. They’ve got plenty of experience with it.”
The council discussed and approved the City of Stanley Employee Handbook updates regarding resignation for employees and department heads. Beginning on August 1, sixty days’ notice will be required for department heads that are resigning while all other employees will need to give fourteen days of notice. As the council discussed whether to allow thirty days instead of the sixty days, Alderperson Mark Fitzsimmons said that he felt that allowing department heads to give 30 days’ notice of resignation was too low.
“I think it needs to be 60, 90 days because you’re never going to get that kind of candidate in that period of time.” He mentioned that having at least 60 days’ notice gives time to interview, hire another employee, and get them acclimated to the position. “I’m just looking at the next employee that’s coming in the door,” he said.
Henke agreed that it should be sixty days’ notice of resignation for department heads but if the employee chose to leave sooner, they just wouldn’t get any payout. “I do agree that it should be sixty.”
“Two months is a long time,” commented Alderperson Jacob Huff. “Everybody around us has 30 days, correct?”
Police Chief Lance Weiland stated that he felt that 60 days should be the minimum in order to give the city and the rest of the employees a “smooth transition.”

Pine Properties Road
Ownership Update
At the July 15 meeting, the Stanley City Council voted to send a letter to Jim Melvin of Park Properties requesting documentation that shows that ownership of the c-shaped road was transferred to the city of Stanley to be forwarded to the City of Stanley.
“Otherwise, we’re not responsible for that,” stated Henke. “I want to make sure that there wasn’t something that was approved, signed by the city and never recorded.”
He added, “If you can produce something, produce it otherwise it doesn’t appear to be ours.”
Henke mentioned that there are no potholes on the north side road that is owned by the city, thanks to Public Works Operator in Charge John Hoel who repaired them.
The council further requested that Melvin produces the requested documentation to the city of Stanley by September 1.