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Beatrice City Council approves consent agenda including claims, construction pay requests and appointments
Summary
At a brief regular meeting, the Beatrice City Council approved the consent agenda, ratifying claims totaling about $1.4 million, construction pay requests for landfill and lift station projects, change orders, software agreement resolution, board reappointments and a lease extension; motion passed 7-0 with one council absence.
The Beatrice City Council voted to approve the consent agenda at its brief regular meeting, approving claims, construction pay requests, a change order, several resolutions and reappointments, and a lease extension.
Council member MacLean moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion was seconded and carried with seven votes in favor and one absence (Alex Ekoff), according to the meeting record. The council announced no public forum speakers and completed the meeting at 6:06 p.m.
The consent items listed on the record included approving minutes from the June 2, 2025 regular meeting and treasurer-reported claims in the amount of $1,426,665.79. The council also received and placed on file a Boswell report of claims in the amount of $243,353.55.
Construction payments and contract actions approved on the consent agenda included: pay request No. 5 for $190,189.22 to Purse Excavation for the Boswell South MSW Landfill Phase 1 project; change order No. 1 increasing Emmy Collins Contracting Inc.'s contract by $14,116 for the Beatrice Lincoln Street improvement; and pay request No. 2 for $146,187.25 to Philip Krakowski Construction & Trenching for Lift Station No. 6 rehabilitation, as recommended by the Board of Public Works.
The council also approved “Resolution No. 7571 executing grama between the city and sewer AI for the provision of software design for sewer and stormwater inspection data management,” and resolutions reappointing Tracy Hartley to the Community Redevelopment Authority (Resolution No. 7572) and Brandy Coffin to the Beatrice Library Advisory Board (Resolution No. 7573). The council approved Resolution No. 7574 executing the first lease dated Oct. 7, 2024, between the city and Randy Esseck to extend the lease term to Aug. 31, 2025.
No ordinance readings or separate public hearings were held outside the consent agenda, and there were no public forum speakers recorded.
