Alpine Council approves consent agenda, election agreements and financing for new loader

The Alpine City Council approved the consent agenda and three formal actions at its March 18 regular meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (approval of March 4 minutes, February city secretary report, payment of February invoices): Approved (unanimous, 4–0). The council called the question and recorded "Aye" votes; the clerk indicated four yes votes.

- Order 2025-03-04: Agreement between the City of Alpine and the county election administrator for election equipment and services for the May election: Approved (unanimous, 4–0). Motion carried; no dissent recorded in the transcript.

- Order 2025-03-05: Appointment and pay rate for election officials for the May 2025 general election (includes early-voting ballot board staffing numbers): Approved (unanimous, 4–0). Council noted provisions for Spanish‑language voters and early‑voting staffing.

- Resolution 2025-03-19: Financial proposal from Government Capital for purchase of a new loader for Public Works under a three‑year lease‑to‑own at $78,606.17 per year (total $235,818.51): Approved (unanimous, 4–0). Staff said the first payment would be due the following year and that the purchase is budgeted; public‑works staff said acquiring the loader would allow more in‑house road rebuild work.

Transcript notes and procedure

Motions and seconds were made on the record but the transcript does not consistently identify the names of the mover and seconder for each vote; in each instance the council chair called the question and the vote was recorded as unanimous. The mayor was absent for the meeting and one councilmember attended virtually; votes were announced as four "Aye." No roll-call vote listing each councilmember’s name appeared in the transcript for the individual action items, so this summary reports the tallies as recorded in the public meeting record.

No additional formal actions were announced following the council’s return from executive session.