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Council approves consent agenda, appoints volunteer firefighter, adopts electric-rate cleanup and traffic ordinance
Summary
At a City Council meeting, members approved the consent agenda, confirmed a Holdridge Volunteer Fire Department member, adopted Resolution 2024-12A to restate electric rates and add a residential three‑phase meter charge, and advanced Ordinance 2483 (second reading) to add a stop sign at 12th Avenue and Logan Street.
The City Council approved its consent agenda, confirmed a new Holdridge Volunteer Fire Department member, adopted a housekeeping resolution restating electric rates and adding a residential three‑phase meter charge, and advanced a traffic ordinance adding a stop sign at 12th Avenue and Logan Street.
The council voted to approve the consent agenda after a motion from Corey and a second from Ben. The council then confirmed Drayton Romich as a new member of the Holdridge Volunteer Fire Department. During the meeting, Brian (staff) described a proposed change to the electric-rate schedule as a cleanup item intended to add a missing residential three‑phase customer charge now that some residential customers have three‑phase service. “It is pretty simple,” Brian said. “...there is no 3 phase customer charge. Just so it's just gonna be cleaning it up... It's not gonna affect my bill at my house.”
The council took the second reading of Ordinance 2483, described on the agenda as “an ordinance to amend chapter 5, article 10, section 5‑1001, relating to the city traffic control map,” and adding a stop sign at the southwest corner of 12th Avenue and Logan Street. The ordinance advanced on second reading with recorded affirmative responses during roll call.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (approve agenda, pay claims, approve treasury report for December 2024): Mover — Corey; Seconder — Ben; outcome — approved (roll call recorded). Vote tally: not specified in transcript. - Appointment: Approve Drayton Romich as member of the Holdridge Volunteer Fire Department: outcome — approved. Vote tally: not specified in transcript. - Resolution 2024‑12A (restating electric rates and adding residential three‑phase meter fee): outcome — adopted. Vote tally: not specified in transcript. Brian said the change is a cleanup and “not gonna affect” typical residential bills. - Ordinance 2483 (second reading — amend traffic map; add stop sign at 12th Avenue and Logan Street): outcome — passed second reading/advanced. Vote tally: not specified in transcript.
Why it matters: The electric‑rate amendment clarifies billing for a small number of residential three‑phase customers; the traffic ordinance adds a regulatory device at a local intersection; the firefighter appointment fills a department roster vacancy.
The meeting also included ceremonial items (oath of office for newly sworn council member Shane Warren) and public comments praising the local police‑school partnership.
