Columbus City Council on Oct. 20, 2025, approved a broad slate of routine and project-specific items, including the consent agenda, the appointment of a member to the Columbus Housing Authority Board, preliminary plats for two subdivisions, multiple equipment and service purchases, and five formal resolutions.

The actions move forward several capital-improvement projects and routine city business. Several purchases were tied to the city's capital improvement program (CIP); council discussion was minimal and each motion was approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

Votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda: minutes, certification of police chief candidates, liquor license manager approval, payment authorizations, finance report, payroll and bills — approved by motion.
- Appointment: Fredalina Weinert appointed to the Columbus Housing Authority Board for a five-year term — motion passed.
- Preliminary plats: Hidden Meadows Addition (southeast corner of Third Avenue and 30 Eighth Street) and Heartland Crossing Addition (southwest corner of 30 Eighth Street and East Sixth Avenue) — both approved on motions citing planning commission recommendations.
- Equipment and service contracts (quotes accepted): Master Tech Truck & Equipment — dump truck with brine system and plow, $283,250 (CIP 26-25); Armor Equipment — CCTV inspection unit, $330,000 (CIP 26-27); Bauer Built Tire — push-loader tires, $28,601.40 (CIP 21-33); Tyre Outdoor Power & Service — Ventrac 4x4 mower, $33,000 (CIP 26-23); Titan Machinery — loader bucket with grapple, $17,000 (CIP 24-39); Sid Dillon Fleet & Commercial — pickup for wastewater facility, $4,621 (CIP 25-53); Hassler/Tasler (network monitoring vendor name in record) — three-year renewal and upgrade of network monitoring software, $16,444.40 (IT CIP); Sirius Computer Solutions LLC — renewal of SentinelOne subscription, $11,700.71 (IT CIP); Ziegler Oil Company — infrared tube heaters, $11,499, and Sat Brothers Petroleum — propane tank, $7,225.41 (airport snow removal building, CIP 26-14); Miracle Play Systems — playground equipment replacement, $13,948.66 (CIP 24-14); Kucera/Couture painting (vendor name variations in record) — painting of Pontiac Park lap pool, $28,833 (CIP 25-11); Utility Service Inc. — water tower mixer, $35,930 (CIP 26-31).
- Resolutions (adopted): R25-132 — amending schedule of economic development fees to add a Micro TIF application fee; R25-133 — amending Columbus Area Transit standard operating procedures and drug and alcohol testing policy; R25-134 — awarding Community Development Block Grant funds of $13,470 to Yonzi Izaguira for downtown revitalization at 2319 Thirteenth Street (matching funds noted in discussion); R25-135 — memorandum of understanding with City of Lincoln making Columbus Fire Department a participating agency for FEMA Nebraska Task Force 1; R25-136 — awarding bid to Rettgen's Construction Inc. for Columbus North Well No. 20, $1,824,736 (CIP 25-67); R25-137 — approving Amendment No. 1 with HDR Engineering Inc. for additional design and construction-phase services for Columbus North Well No. 20, not to exceed $186,100 (CIP 25-67).

Most motions were moved and seconded by council members (names not consistently recorded in the transcript) and passed by voice vote. Where council members asked questions, city staff answered with brief clarifications about trade-ins, budget lines and CIP numbers. The meeting adjourned after the final motion.