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In routine business the commission approved a consent agenda containing three items: (1) a resolution authorizing city representation to attend a Land Bank Board of Trustees meeting at 5 p.m. May 6 in the Commission Room at City Hall; (2) a resolution to allocate unpledged health care tax funds in the amount of $28,658,685.64 to SCK Health for uncompensated care consistent with Ordinance No. 2019-2-4481 and the city's intent to annually appropriate available revenues for health care purposes; and (3) approval of the March 28 special meeting minutes and the April 1 regular meeting minutes as written. The consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

City staff also informed the commission that an emergency repair was authorized for the water treatment plant electrical room air conditioner compressor after it failed; staff said the vendor Waldo Riley in town provided a bid of $11,850 and shipping costs will be added. The city manager said he authorized the emergency repair because the cost exceeded spending limits and the equipment was required to keep the electrical room cool.

Other city updates included a preconstruction meeting scheduled for May 1 for the new hike-bike trail, which staff said should move to construction within a few weeks, and a reapplication for a CDBG grant for Wilson Park (the project amount discussed in the meeting was $800,000). Staff also said the countywide housing study is complete and that they will distribute copies to commissioners.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (land bank meeting resolution; allocation to SCK Health; meeting minutes): Approved by voice vote.
- Resolution with Tyler Technologies (cloud-hosted timekeeping and hardware), first-year not to exceed $49,516: Approved by voice vote. (See separate report.)
- Ordinance authorizing loan agreement with Kansas Department of Health and Environment for water treatment project (Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund): Adopted on unanimous roll-call vote. (See separate report.)

The meeting lasted 31 minutes and 10 seconds, city staff said. Commissioners were also reminded of upcoming community events including a community impact meeting on workforce and an outstanding student banquet on April 21. The commission adjourned at the close of the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 15, 2025, City Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 1 meeting the Arkansas City Commission unveiled a new city logo, approved consent agenda items including a large health-care allocation, authorized an emergency water plant repair, and heard updates on CDBG Wilson Park and a hike-bike trail preconstruction meeting.","taxTitle","Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas","taxId",55213,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6591895,"Arkansas City adopts ordinance to accept state loan for water treatment upgrades to address manganese",169,1207000,1376000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3001178-370aef7467761a94409b5578cb21c963&start=1207&end=1376","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3001178-370aef7467761a94409b5578cb21c963/thumbnail_1207000.jpg","/articles/6591895/Arkansas-City/Cowley-County/Kansas/Arkansas-City-adopts-ordinance-to-accept-state-loan-for-water-treatment-upgrades-to-address-manganese","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6591895-923af2067b7d5f4fe8cffadb58745ee6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196653&Signature=hNZ3EqD5BXmB3CDY~1oEXimTbTJXzGupwH0xX4ea6oWREcGuul1YqXaX1bbgfXHNeX3lb1izX8fV8H3VwUjjMcshAZ-zmuLIfw1MVh-pLyMfE-oONqRLPPkQ-SGl3O9ASlYIuNEIRUeGjOBuXuah~FoafgoswXEgRTnrd18tAkjq9qkVADKa6bwzxOfHbhtUrRI4z9t0v1Dcgbj312K3zkth8lCLV~9uYhVmVnwh8OnaOwVzWMva50crTPklO1eJEoPoiMydlmIH5TNvN7LlScMTM~0PXvz2lEYldhox0Zx0sEOrwtiCwEC4ODltVL8zCujSIYVHZvx6wPuxXZMmig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Arkansas City Commission voted unanimously on a roll-call to adopt an ordinance authorizing execution of a loan agreement with the State of Kansas, acting through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), for financing a public water supply project at the city water treatment plant intended to remove manganese.

City staff described the funding as a Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund award under the state's emerging contaminant program, provided as a principal forgiveness loan. \"This is for the green filter at the water treatment plant,\" a city speaker said, adding the project \"will be treating manganese in our water, to help remove the manganese.\" The transcript records the loan amount as stated by staff in the meeting as \"2,000,008, $89,000,\" and a principal forgiveness percentage was mentioned but not specified in the record.

Commissioners made and seconded a motion to adopt the ordinance authorizing the loan agreement. The measure went to roll-call vote; commissioners recorded \"Yes\" votes for Commissioner Spillman, Commissioner Stover, Commissioner Tweedy, Commissioner Warren and Mayor Beeson. The ordinance was adopted and staff was directed to proceed with required documents.

City staff characterized the loan as effectively similar to a grant because of principal forgiveness, though they noted there will be some minimal interest during the project period. The project was described as straightforward and expected to add approximately one-third more capacity for water usage while addressing the manganese removal requirement.

The commission approved the ordinance on a unanimous roll-call vote. The transcript does not include the precise forgiveness percentage or a clear, single numeric loan amount (the staff statement of the amount in the transcript is unclear), so those details are recorded here as \"as stated in the transcript\" rather than as independently verified figures. City staff indicated they had previously voted to apply for the funding and that this ordinance completes the authorization to enter the loan agreement.","The commission adopted an ordinance authorizing a loan agreement with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment from the Kansas Public Water Supply Loan Fund to finance a new filter at the city water treatment plant intended to remove manganese; the measure passed on a roll-call vote.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6591900,"Arkansas City approves Tyler Technologies timekeeping contract, first-year cost capped at $49,516",533,720000,1253000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3001178-370aef7467761a94409b5578cb21c963&start=720&end=1253","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3001178-370aef7467761a94409b5578cb21c963/thumbnail_720000.jpg","/articles/6591900/Arkansas-City/Cowley-County/Kansas/Arkansas-City-approves-Tyler-Technologies-timekeeping-contract-first-year-cost-capped-at-49516","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6591900-e52da655a90444d98333c37593b7bb46/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196653&Signature=amHe-sREvGVWL-AT9JdC-Jh2sp~qbbTonKmLNnS9Td6pLmnZ0PDkLgTIeYrtqUm5ZkggR~RQbdrjPxYaGL1TLLO3aaKF7a5-O9gwecQZ~8DixLuZ7HKdioUcvIFE6yupA04ISqQuX1gwSe6t2rWh15ihU72FW1PUJkNdEkbni7DctZTUeQcErck3~EjGqih3zn4HYaD-FNWsOG2lemTdpuS8JjE-wLULCDx0hkR5bsz-bAoYEljDD2jtW6RARlkqT-vlCbZYrUFDizxSY1rkjzmWDKslcHV-eJvvhHvF-72uJ~Cuv6DDO4fo6-4fsIYlmTXT3AVAC92kVaUfpRPWsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arkansas City commissioners voted to approve a resolution authorizing the city to enter into an agreement with Tyler Technologies for cloud-hosted software services and time clock hardware, with the first-year cost capped at $49,516.

The measure was presented by Matt Metzinger, the city's IT manager, who said the purchase is part of a broader cloud migration and a push to digitize timekeeping across departments. \"We have a various amount of departments and divisions that are still using paper time cards, manual entry into Excel spreadsheets,\" Metzinger said. He told commissioners the system should reduce manual keystrokes and human error in payroll processing.

Metzinger described the cost breakdown and implementation timeline. He told the commission the first-year figure — not to exceed $49,516 — includes annual software fees and one-time hardware and consulting costs. He said the city expects a one-time implementation/buy-in fee of roughly $29,210, annual licensing and support costs of about $20,000 thereafter, and an additional addendum for power supplies that was listed at $875 in the materials.

The resolution authorizing the contract was moved and seconded, approved by voice vote and recorded as carrying. Metzinger said Tyler (formerly known as Incode) is a national vendor with data centers in multiple states; the city expects implementation to require several months of setup, with Tyler estimating a typical 3–6-month schedule but noting longer waiting lists are common.

Metzinger said the city will buy five dedicated time clocks for high-traffic locations and that supervisors will still be responsible for reviewing time entries before payroll processing. He also said the city plans to allocate roughly 25% of the software cost against non-general funds such as water, sewer and sanitation.

The commission approved the resolution by voice vote. The city manager and IT staff said they will proceed with implementation planning and stakeholder discussions with department heads prior to a phased rollout and a parallel run of payroll to verify accuracy.","The Arkansas City Commission approved a resolution to contract with Tyler Technologies for cloud-hosted payroll/timekeeping software and five time clocks, with a first-year cost not to exceed $49,516. Implementation planning and a phased rollout were described by the city IT manager.","actionData","errors"]

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