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Perry council approves planning commission nominees, pension payout and tables spending and ambulance items
Summary
At the meeting the council approved two planning commission nominees and a lump-sum OMRF pension payment to a former employee, and voted to table two administrative items pending full-council attendance; the consent agenda passed by roll call earlier in the meeting.
The Perry City Council conducted several routine votes during the meeting: it approved the consent agenda by roll call, confirmed two residents to the Perry Planning Commission, approved a lump-sum OMRF pension payment to a former employee, and tabled two agenda items for consideration at a future meeting.
These votes matter because they change commission membership, authorize a pension payout, and defer consideration of proposed changes to the city purchasing manual and ambulance-transfer payment details until the full council is present.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda passed on roll call. Yes votes recorded: Coffey, Bledsoe, Marshall, Brown, Wortham. (Transcript roll call sequence: item 1 consent agenda.)
- Planning Commission nominations: Motion to nominate and approve Rick Vick and Ryan Balmer to the Perry Planning Commission passed on roll call. Yes votes recorded: Coffey, Bledsoe, Marshall, Brown, Wortham. The nominees had agreed to serve and the mayor moved the nomination; the council approved it.
- Tabling of Purchasing Manual amendment (Item 10): The council voted to table an amendment to section 1.4(a) of the Perry purchasing manual (which would provide authority to the city manager for purchases/contracts/leases/payments with designated spending limits) until the next meeting when a full council would be present. Yes votes recorded: Coffey, Bledsoe, Marshall, Brown, Wortham. Motion to table made by council (mover not specified in transcript).
- Tabling of ambulance-transfer rate discussion (Item 11): The council voted to table discussion of ambulance transfer payments related to SMC/transport to Stillwater until additional information is provided and the full council is present. Yes votes recorded: Coffey, Bledsoe, Marshall, Brown, Wortham.
- Lump-sum OMRF pension payment to Melissa Dale (Item 12): The council voted to approve paying a lump-sum OMRF pension payment to Melissa Dale following her separation of employment. Motion to approve and second were recorded; roll call yes votes: Coffey, Bledsoe, Marshall, Brown, Wortham.
The meeting also included multiple adjournment motions and separate roll-call approvals for authority bodies (Perry Municipal Authority and Perry Facilities Authority) that were carried by the same voting members present.
Documentation and next steps
Council members asked that the purchasing manual amendment and ambulance-transfer item be brought back with fuller information and when all council members can attend. The planning commission appointments will be recorded with the city clerk and added to the commission roster. The pension payment will be processed according to the city's payroll/OMRF procedures.
