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City staff introduced Mercy (staff used first name) and Dr. Stephanie Newell of Wichita State’s Hugo Wall School of Public Affairs, and presented plaques to graduates Valerie Archer (Public Works) and Lynn Charlelio (City Clerk). Staff described the mini MPA as a 16‑week, one‑day‑a‑week professional-development course offered through the Hugo Wall School’s Public Policy Management Center and noted the program builds public‑management skills and state‑wide professional networks.

Council members praised Archer and Charlelio for completing the program and described the coursework as beneficial for broader organizational perspective and public service. City staff and university representatives took photographs and congratulated the graduates.

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Items approved included minutes from May 27 and June special meetings and an assessment ordinance for abatement on a single property in the amount of $850. The council authorized a construction contract award of $1,160,277 to complete water, storm-water and sanitary-sewer improvements for Fox Fire Addition Phase 2 adjacent to the public-works facility at 50 Fifth and Woodlawn.

The council approved the School Resource Officer (SRO) agreement with USD 260 for the 2025–26 school year, which maintains five SROs and a 60/40 funding split based on 2,080 hours: the city’s share was stated as $209,320 and the school district’s share as $313,980. The council also acknowledged a notification of emergency purchase of $28,674 to JCI for a lift-station pump replacement at Warren Riverview Park.

Other items adopted: authorization for an agreement with Prado Construction for $37,362 for the 2025 Sidewalk Connection Project connecting Freedom Street to North Whittier; resolution amendments and contract authorization with Meese for $321,818 for sanitary, water and storm improvements for Village Lake Addition Lot 3; an annexation ordinance completing annexation of a 12.8‑acre tract for a future city water-treatment plant north of 90 Fifth Street South and east of Hillside; a consent annexation of a 50.8‑acre tract at the southwest corner of 50 Fifth Street South and Woodlawn submitted by Equity Trust Company (to be rezoned R‑1A in a later proceeding); and authorization for the city manager to enter an agreement with Kansas Gas for service to Dukarski Park Phase 2, not to exceed $53,409.91.

Council member Engel moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion carried 5-0.

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City staff said the state legislature amended law this year to permit permanent fireworks retailers statewide, but local governments retain the authority to regulate sale and discharge times and locations. Staff recommended the council prohibit year‑round outlets in Derby because of safety, enforcement and community‑sentiment concerns.

Derby’s existing temporary-sales window remains June 27 through July 5, staff said. Discharge times for July 3 and July 4 are allowed until midnight; on other permitted discharge days skin-of-sale is restricted to 11 p.m. (staff confirmed the city did not change its previously adopted sale and discharge dates). Staff noted Derby had nine temporary fireworks vendors this year and said enforcement is challenging given limited patrol resources, and that permanent stores could invite year‑round discharges that would be harder to monitor.

Fire officials and planning staff briefed the council on safety and land‑use concerns tied to permanent storage of fireworks. Staff referenced Wichita’s decision to ban year‑round retail and said Derby’s action would maintain consistency with neighboring jurisdictions that have taken similar positions.

Council member Ingram moved to adopt the ordinance updating the city’s fireworks restrictions; the motion passed 5-0.

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The updates change existing charges and add several new fees across planning, engineering, fire, court and utilities. The council approved the resolution as presented and directed staff to return in the fall with research on a local-business discount for contractor licenses.

Pater told the council the last comprehensive fee resolution was adopted in April 2024 and that departments review fees periodically to ensure they reflect costs. Among the changes the council approved: a temporary membrane-structure permit fee of $75 per structure per event for tents and similar structures 400 square feet or larger; a mobile-sales/vending vehicle inspection fee (fire-safety inspection only, separate from state food-safety reviews); and an adjusted fingerprinting fee structure for court and walk-in services that raises the resident rate from $20 to $30 and establishes a $40 fee for non-Derby residents.

On contractor licensing, the council approved raising the Class A contractor license to $500 and many trade licenses to $180 every two years; the city will remove the obsolete Class D contractor license. The council also approved increasing the permit reinspection fee from $30 to $50 to better offset inspector time and travel when inspections fail.

Fire-related fee changes include higher issuance fees for extinguishing-system permits ($75) and revised tiering for sprinkler-system review charges (including a new top tier for very large systems at $575 for more than 900 devices). New permits and fees were added for storing flammable or combustible liquid tanks at construction sites ($75 for tanks under 1,000 gallons; $200 for tanks over 1,000 gallons) and for storing explosive material (annual fees: $150 for outdoor units, $200 for indoor units).

Utility-service fees previously listed in El Paso Water Company manuals were moved into the city fee resolution ahead of the planned dissolution of El Paso Water Company. Those include a $25 utility-account connection/transfer fee, a same‑day service premium (an extra $30) and a $30 delinquency fee for accounts shut off for nonpayment.

Council members pressed staff on whether local Derby contractors could receive a discount. Council member Coleman asked whether a 10% in-city contractor discount was legal and appropriate; staff responded they would research legal limits and return findings in the fall. City staff noted that contractors who hold a city-issued contractor license already receive a waiver of the separate city business-registration fee.

Fire Chief Turner and Fire Marshal Marr participated in fee discussions where fire-safety inspections or plan reviews formed the basis of several proposed new or modified fees. Pater also told the council the city is considering honoring inspections from a regional coalition to avoid duplicate inspections for mobile vendors who already are inspected elsewhere.

The council approved the resolution on a voice vote, recorded as 5-0. Staff will return with follow-up information about a possible local-business discount and bring additional fee updates in the fall.

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