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Votes at a glance: Highlands Board actions June 19, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken June 19 including the FY26 budget adoption, visitor-center lease, pay-scale adoption, encroachment permit, end-of-year budget amendments and low-bid award for Dog Mountain waterline; several items were continued for further drafting or scheduled workshops.
The Highlands Board of Commissioners took the following recorded actions at its June 19, 2025 meeting. This roundup lists motions, motions’ outcomes and immediate follow-up tasks included in the meeting record.
Votes and formal actions
1) Fiscal year 2025–26 budget and fee schedule — approved Motion: Approve the FY 2025–26 budget as presented including the fee schedule; motion carried by voice vote during public hearing closure and subsequent council action. Follow-up: Auditors to begin financial review; staff thanked for budget work.
2) Visitor Center building lease with Chamber of Commerce — approved (one‑year lease) Motion: Approve the lease as circulated; effective date to be the date of last signature; one‑year term (dates and notary to be added before final signatures). Follow-up: Town manager and chamber to sign and notarize lease.
3) Pay scale (cost-of-living adjustment / cola) — approved Motion: Adopt the pay scale as shown in the budget packet (3% COLA referenced); approved by motion and second. Follow-up: Payroll and HR to implement new scale.
4) Encroachment permit, 628 North Fifth Street — approved with condition Motion: Approve owner request for small gate encroachment subject to an encroachment agreement and hold‑harmless approved by the town manager and town attorney; motion carried. Follow-up: Town attorney to prepare encroachment agreement for owner signature.
5) End-of-year budget amendments — approved Motion: Approve end-of-year budget amendments as presented (insurance coverage and carryover capital items among adjustments discussed). Follow-up: Finance to file amended budget and notify auditors.
6) Dog Mountain waterline project — low bid awarded Motion: Accept the low bid from Steelwell Enterprises ($2,556,766) for the Dog Mountain Waterline project and adopt the accompanying resolution necessary for state review; motion carried. Follow-up: Submit bid documents to state for grant review and notice to proceed; construction expected to start in September–October subject to state approval.
7) Downtown Business District parking map — approved with modification Motion: Adopt the planning-board recommended 2025 downtown parking map with modification to make both sides of Oak Street between Third and Fourth employee restricted; motion carried by voice vote. Follow-up: Public Works to stripe and sign; staff to return with tenant/employee parking policy for town lots.
8) Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) amendment, Section 8.30.2 — continued Motion: Continue the public hearing and delay final action to the next meeting so staff and counsel can draft revised language that preserves attic standards for the B‑1 district. Follow-up: Planning staff and town attorney to draft revised ordinance language for next meeting packet.
Procedure notes - Several motions were carried by voice vote; the meeting record did not list roll-call tallies in all cases. Where a vote tally was not recorded in the transcript, the file indicates the board adopted the motion by “all in favor” voice vote. - The record includes multiple motions that authorized staff follow-up tasks and future presentations; none of the items above committed the town to multi-year funding on June 19 except standard budget appropriations.
