Haysville council approves zoning rewrite, contracts and a slate of appointments

The Haysville City Council approved a rewrite of the city's zoning code and a series of contracts and personnel appointments during its regular meeting.

The council voted to amend and restate Chapter 16A of the Haysville zoning regulations and to amend the official zoning map to reflect the changes. Council members also approved agreements for legal and prosecution services, a contract for crushing asphalt and concrete debris, and a lease for a communications tower site. The council confirmed multiple staff and official appointments, including the municipal judge, city attorney, city prosecutor, chief administrative officer, deputy administrative officer, city treasurer/city clerk, chief of police, public works director and recreation director.

City documents in the meeting packet and staff presentations provided the council the text of the zoning ordinance and the terms of the various agreements. The zoning amendment was presented by a planning commission staff member and came after a public hearing held by the planning commission on Dec. 12. The crowd did not raise matters requiring further council debate on the ordinance at the meeting.

Council approved a contract with McDonald Tinker PC for prosecution services and a separate agreement with Mentor & Pollock LC for city attorney services (excluding prosecution). The council approved a bid from Hearthstone Incorporated to crush roughly 20,000 tons of accumulated asphalt and concrete debris; the city will retain 2,000 tons of crushed aggregate and the vendor will retain the remainder, with the bid amount listed in the packet at $13,060. The council also approved a lease with Twin Valley Communications for a 6-foot-by-6-foot site in the city's well field for an 85-foot communications tower; in exchange Twin Valley will provide free internet service to City Hall and the public works facility.

The council confirmed the slate of administrative and public-safety appointments presented in the packet: Terry Bill as municipal judge; Josh Pollock as city attorney; Matthew Gorney as city prosecutor; Will Black as chief administrative officer; Georgie Carter as deputy administrative officer; Angie Fulton as city treasurer and city clerk; Jeff Whitfield as chief of police; Tony Martinez as public works director; and Rob Arneson as recreation director. The meeting record shows motions, seconds and recorded affirmative votes for each item.

The council also approved the minutes of the Dec. 30, 2024 meeting and the consent agenda as presented.

Votes at a glance (as presented in meeting): - Minutes (Dec. 30, 2024): Motion carried (recorded affirmative votes). - Ordinance amending Chapter 16A (zoning): Approved (motion; recorded affirmative votes). - Agreement: McDonald Tinker PC (prosecution services): Approved (motion; recorded affirmative votes). - Agreement: Mentor & Pollock LC (city attorney services): Approved (motion; recorded affirmative votes). - Contract: Hearthstone Incorporated (concrete/asphalt crushing, $13,060; city retains 2,000 tons): Approved (motion; recorded affirmative votes). - Lease: Twin Valley Communications (85-foot tower at city well field; in-kind internet service to city hall and public works): Approved (motion; recorded affirmative votes). - Appointments listed above: Each approved by motion and recorded affirmative votes. - Consent agenda: Approved.

The approvals send the zoning amendments and the service contracts into city implementation under the terms provided in staff materials; the contract with Hearthstone provides the city with a limited retained quantity of aggregate for future projects and the Twin Valley lease provides in-kind internet service to municipal facilities.