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Votes at a glance: Wheatland council approves ordinances, ARPA grant amendments, agreements and appointments
Summary
At its meeting the council approved two ordinances on second reading, ratified two ARPA grant amendments, renewed a solid-waste contract, adopted fee schedules, confirmed banking and newspaper designations, and confirmed several appointments.
At the meeting the Wheatland governing body approved multiple ordinances, resolutions, contracts and appointments. Key actions taken were recorded by motion and voice vote; where the transcript does not record individual roll-call votes, outcomes are recorded as approved per the meeting record.
Major actions the council approved:
- Ordinance 853 (second reading): An update to the Wheatland Municipal Code regarding uses requiring a special use permit. Motion to approve on second reading passed.
- Ordinance 854 (second reading): Rezoning of multiple properties (lot adjustments). Motion to approve on second reading passed.
- ARPA grant amendment WS 1387 (16th Street): Council ratified Mayor Eric Graves’ signature and approved the amendment for the 16th Street project.
- ARPA grant amendment LG 1352 (water tower): Council ratified Mayor Graves’ signature and approved the amendment for the water-tower project.
- Solid-waste transportation service agreement with Superior Contractor (Darren Hershey): Council renewed the agreement under the same terms as the previous year; no rate increase was requested.
- Resolution 01-2025: Adoption of the 2025 building-permit fee schedule; approved.
- Resolution 02-2025: Adoption of the 2025 records-request fee schedule; approved.
- Financial housekeeping: Council approved the designation of First State Bank, Rolling Hills Bank and Platte Valley Bank as town depositories and confirmed the Platte County Record Times as the newspaper of record.
- Appointments: Doug Dumont was confirmed as municipal judge; Willie Degelman was confirmed to assume duties as town fire chief; councilman Kaufman was confirmed as mayor pro tem to act when the mayor is unavailable. Chelsea Olsen and Daryl Tiltrum were appointed to planning and zoning, and Clint Butler was reappointed to the board of adjustments.
- Motion to cash three fire-department CDs upon maturity: Approved (see separate article for amounts and follow-up).
Each of the above motions was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript. Where motions were ratifying signatures or renewing contracts under the same terms, the council recorded approval by unanimous voice vote or by the required majority as documented in the transcript.
