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Perry council fills Ward 1 seat, confirms board members and approves purchasing and pool fee updates
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the City of Perry appointed Shay Beauche to the Ward 1 seat, confirmed four Board of Adjustment members, approved a purchasing‑manual amendment authorizing the city manager to sign certain contracts within spending limits, and adopted an ordinance updating municipal pool fees with an added family pass option.
The Perry City Council on April 21 voted to appoint Shay Beauche to the vacant Ward 1 seat, confirmed four Board of Adjustment members, approved changes to the city—s purchasing manual to clarify the city manager—s signing authority within set limits, and adopted an update to the municipal pool fee schedule that adds season and family passes.
The actions were taken during a regular meeting of the council, which also heard quarterly reports and other agenda items. The council used roll‑call votes and a written ballot to fill the council vacancy; the appointed councilor took the oath of office at the meeting.
Votes at a glance - Ward 1 appointment: Shay Beauche — Approved by roll call (Yes: Bledsoe, Marshall, Davis, Rob, Wortham; No: Cole Martin). Outcome: approved; appointee sworn in and seated. (See sworn oath taken on the record.) - Board of Adjustment appointments: Brian Wheatley, Chrissy Sherman, Dixie Johnson and Shelby Duke — Confirmed by individual roll calls. Outcome: approved. - Purchasing manual amendment (section 1.4(a)): Amend purchasing rules to expressly allow the city manager to enter purchases, contracts, leases and related payments within designated spending limits — Adopted by roll call. Outcome: approved. - Perry Municipal Code amendment / Ordinance 2025‑O8 (Pool fees): Amend Chapter 18, section 11‑400 to add season passes and raise private‑party rates; council added a family pass (same household) priced at $150 and approved the ordinance—s emergency clause — Adopted with amendment; emergency clause adopted.
The motions and roll calls were recorded in the minutes and the appointee for Ward 1 was administered the oath during the meeting.
Several items on the agenda — including purchasing policy language and pool‑fee changes — were described by staff as clarifying measures intended to let routine, budgeted actions proceed without repeated council signatures. The purchasing manual amendment passed after discussion that emphasized budget safeguards, legal review of contracts and council oversight for non‑budgeted items.
No litigation or appeals were recorded as part of these votes. Several agenda items remained for future reports or required additional paperwork to finalize (for example, numbering and codifying the pool ordinance and entering newly appointed members into the city—s records).
Ending: The council completed the set of votes and moved on to other reports and items on the agenda; new councilor Shay Beauche was sworn in at the meeting and joined the council for the remainder of the session.
