Votes at a glance: council approves festival permit, utility invoice and grant applications; airport appointment fails
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Summary
At the council meeting the body approved a permit for a Catfish and Gospel Festival, authorized payment for utility materials, and approved applications to two foundation grants; an appointment to the airport commission failed for lack of affirmative votes.
The Helena-West Helena City Council took several brief votes on permits, invoices and grant applications during the meeting.
Permit for Catfish and Gospel Festival: The council unanimously approved a permit for Faye Duncan Daniels to hold the Living Waters gospel and catfish festival on July 26, 2025. The application packet and department sign-offs were in the meeting packet; the motion carried on a unanimous roll call.
Airport commission appointment: A motion to appoint Paul Riddell to the airport commission to replace Buff Brothers failed for lack of confirmation. The roll call recorded four yes votes and two abstentions; council rules required five votes to confirm, so the motion failed.
Henna Utilities invoice: The council voted to authorize payment of $20,009.90 to Henna Utilities for meters and supplies tied to new residential water connections on North Meadowbrook and West Street. The motion was approved by roll call.
Health Foundation grant applications: The council authorized city staff to apply for Helena Health Foundation funding: $86,850 for landfill work and $35,533.30 for summer swim programming at the city pool. The applications were submitted the same day, and the council approved filing them.
Other procedural actions: The clerk also recorded that the council will revisit the base-pay ordinance for police personnel at the next meeting and that several administrative appointments and contracts (including a previously adopted three-year contract with Fuse Cloud for phone and internet services) were confirmed earlier in the packet.
