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Votes at a glance: Stevensville council approves routine actions, tables two contracts and schedules impact-fees meeting
Summary
At its Feb. 13 meeting the council approved meeting minutes and biweekly claims, authorized an RFP for tree pruning, approved municipal training for staff, scheduled an impact-fees committee meeting for March 6, and tabled both the Trojan service contract and the food-truck resolution pending follow-up.
Stevensville Town Council recorded several formal actions on Feb. 13, approving routine minutes and claims, authorizing procurement steps, and tabling two contract-like items for additional review.
Approved - Minutes: Council moved and approved meeting minutes for 01/21/2025 and 01/23/2025 (motions made by Council member Smith; seconds by Council member Nelson). Vote recorded as carried. - Biweekly claims: Council approved claims numbered 19484 through 19515 after discussion of line items including training and the Firemen's Relief Association retirement payment. (Motion by Council member Parker; second by Council member Nelson.) - RFP for tree pruning services: Council member Smith moved and the council approved posting an RFP to prune roughly 50 trees identified as damaged in a recent storm; funding to come from disaster funds. (Motion seconded and passed.) - Municipal training: Council approved municipal-training attendance for the town clerk and finance officer May 4–8, 2025 (motion by Council member Barker; seconded and passed 4-0). - Impact-fees committee meeting scheduled: Council set a committee meeting to discuss impact fees for Thursday, March 6 at 6 p.m.; motion passed 4-0.
Tabled or deferred - Resolution No. 561 (food trucks/vendors at Lewis and Clark Park): Tabled to obtain written legal opinion from the town attorney and an insurance opinion from MMIA before proceeding (motion to table passed 4-0). - Service contract with Trojan Technologies Group ULC (wastewater UV system): Tabled so staff can obtain written clarifications from the vendor about travel charges, parts, and invoicing for additional support; staff will return with answers or schedule a special meeting.
Votes and tallies: When recorded, several votes were unanimous (4-0). For specific items where roll-call 'Aye' votes were read the transcript records Nelson Aye; Brown Aye; Smith Aye; Berg Aye for the council-rules vote. Other votes were passed by voice and recorded as passed in the minutes.
