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Votes at a glance: Powell City Council approves bills, deeds, contracts, and departmental items
Summary
During its Jan. 20 meeting the Powell City Council approved payment of bills, several administrative agreements and construction/maintenance items, mayoral appointments, and a training reimbursement agreement for the police department. Many votes were by voice vote recorded as 'Aye; Motion carried.'
The Powell City Council took a string of routine and substantive actions at its Jan. 20 meeting. Where the transcript records a motion and voice vote it is noted; specific numerical tallies were not provided in the audible record and are marked as not specified below.
Key approved items
- Bills and claims: Council moved to pay bills totaling $636,628.80. A council member said they would abstain from voting on item number 41 ("the pouch review"). The motion to pay the bills carried on a voice vote recorded in the transcript as 'Aye; Motion carries.'
- Independent fee estimate for apron rehab design (airport): The council approved an independent fee estimate of $3,000 for apron rehabilitation design to satisfy an FAA requirement; the cost is reimbursable by the FAA.
- HVAC change order (Powell Police Department): Council approved change order number 1 for the police department HVAC project, contingent upon approval by the Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI). Staff described the change order as a net reduction (about $104,500) because roof insulation replacement was not required.
- Quitclaim deed and property cleanup: The council approved a quitclaim deed to resolve a past anomaly on a parcel and authorized necessary signatures.
- Memorandum of Understanding (Northwest College): The council approved an amended MOU between Northwest College and the City of Powell clarifying statutory updates (such as tobacco possession age) and adding campus crime language requested by the college. Chief Ray summarized the changes as statutory updates and campus coverage language.
- Training reimbursement agreement (Powell Police Department): The council approved a training reimbursement agreement that would require new hires who leave within a specified period to reimburse training costs on a declining scale over three years; staff said the agreement would be signed before hires begin employment.
- Water quality application (DEQ) for Cottonwood Village Phase 2: Following staff and engineering review, the council authorized signatures on the Wyoming DEQ water quality application packet required for the recently approved development phase.
- Mayoral appointments: The council approved a slate of mayoral appointments to boards and committees (airport board, golf course board, WAMBA/Wampa board vacancies, urban systems/traffic committee, tree board, Park County travel council appointment through March 1, 2027, and other reappointments). The council approved the appointments as a slate by voice vote.
Other business: The council received a second‑quarter interim internal financial statement and reports from department leads on project status; no budget amendments were adopted at the meeting beyond authorizations tied to contingent approvals described above.
Where the transcript records only a voice vote, the minutes show motions carried; precise roll‑call tallies were not specified in the spoken record.
