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Lincoln City Council approves routine expenditures, five-year taser contract and appointments
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Lincoln City Council approved routine consent items, a five-year contract renewal for tasers with Axon Enterprise, Inc., a mayoral appointment to the Diversity and Inclusion Commission and several small purchases and leases.
The Lincoln City Council on Oct. 20 approved a package of routine consent items, a five-year contract extension for tasers and several small purchases and appointments during a 36-minute regular meeting.
The approvals included the consent agenda (payment of bills; minutes from the Oct. 6 meeting; a street closing for the Lincoln Winter Wonderland tree-lighting on Nov. 28; and temporary parking restrictions for a Brew 66 coffee trailer), a $6,500 sponsorship for Work Camp for Lincoln, a $6,535 LED lighting purchase, advising consent to a mayoral appointment to the Diversity and Inclusion Commission, a five-year taser contract extension with Axon Enterprise, Inc., and a lease agreement for the Depot Event Center.
Why it matters: The contract extension with Axon will commit the city to a five-year arrangement at a stated annual cost; council approval also continues small capital and event-related expenditures the city uses for public programming and downtown improvements.
Most important votes and details
- Consent agenda (items 5a–5d): Motion by Alderman O'Donoghue; second by Alderman Sanders. Roll call: Alderman Sanders — yes; Alderman McClellan — yes; Alderman Parrot — yes; Alderman Downs — yes; Alderman Clemons — yes; Alderman O'Donoghue — yes; Alderman Anderson — yes; Alderman Bateman — yes. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution approving content of certain executive session meeting minutes (item 6): Motion by Alderman Parrot; second by Alderman Downes. Roll call: Alderman Downes — yes; Alderman Clemons — yes; Alderman O'Donoghue — yes; Alderman Anderson — yes; Alderman Bateman — yes; Alderman Sanders — yes; Alderman McCollum — yes; Alderman Parrot — yes. Outcome: approved.
- Work Camp for Lincoln sponsorship not to exceed $6,500 (item 9a): Motion to approve; second. Roll call: Alderman Downes — yes; Alderman Clemons — yes; Alderman O'Donoghue — yes; Alderman Anderson — yes; Alderman Bateman — yes; Alderman Sanders — yes; Alderman McCollum — yes; Alderman Parrot — yes. Outcome: approved.
- Purchase and installation of LED lighting at 50508 Broadway Street, not to exceed $6,535 (item 9b): Motion to approve; second. Roll call: Alderman Sanders — yes; Alderman McClellan — yes; Alderman Parrot — yes; Alderman Downs — yes; Alderman Clemons — yes; Alderman O'Donoghue — yes; Alderman Anderson — yes; Alderman Bateman — yes. Outcome: approved.
- Advising consent to mayoral appointment of Cynthia Nutella to the Diversity and Inclusion Commission (item 9c): Motion to approve by Alderman Downes; second by Alderman Clemons. Roll call: Alderman Clemons — yes; Alderman O'Donoghue — yes; Alderman Anderson — yes; Alderman Bateman — yes; Alderman Sanders — yes; Alderman McClellan — yes; Alderman Parrot — yes; Alderman Downs — yes. Outcome: approved (appointment advised).
- Taser contract extension renewal between Axon Enterprise, Inc. and the City of Lincoln for five years at an amount not to exceed $23,810.30 per year (item 9d): Motion by Alderman Anderson; second by Alderman McClellan. Roll call: Alderman McClellan — yes; Alderman Parrot — yes; Alderman Downs — yes; Alderman Clemons — yes; Alderman O'Donoghue — abstain; Alderman Anderson — yes; Alderman Bateman — yes; Alderman Sanders — yes. Tally: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: approved.
- Lease agreement for the Depot Event Center (item 9e): Motion to approve by Alderman O'Donoghue; second by Alderman Sanders. Roll call: Alderman Sanders — yes; Alderman McCollum — yes; Alderman Parrot — yes; Alderman Downs — yes; Alderman Clemens — yes; Alderman O'Donoghue — yes; Alderman Anderson — yes; Alderman Bateman — yes. Outcome: approved.
Meeting context and nonvoting items
Treasurer Acanzo presented the September financial report and said the city’s general fund position had improved about $151,000 since the prior month. He reported increases in municipal sales tax (about $53,000 ahead year to date) and noted the city’s non-home-rule sales tax receipts were $584,000 to date compared with $525,000 a year earlier. He described variability in motor fuel tax receipts and said some pension fund balances rose in September. City Clerk Bateman reported sewer receipts for September totaled $345,746.49, of which $11,796.75 came from the state prisons.
Council members used the announcements block for community updates: a Route 66-related grant was submitted through the Logan County Tourism Bureau with a city portion of about $359,000 included in the application; the tourism bureau had a ribbon-cutting at the mill; the city reminded residents that sewer bills for 2026 will be based on water use in Oct.–Dec. 2025; and the mayor described outreach about local gas prices. Several community events and fundraisers were also promoted.
No motions failed or were tabled during the meeting. The meeting convened at 6:03 p.m. and adjourned at 6:39 p.m.
