At a glance: Andover City Council votes — budget, ordinances, permit and lodge change order

The Andover City Council recorded multiple formal actions at the meeting, including adoption of the 2026 budget, approval of temporary permits, and two ordinance adoptions produced by the League of Kansas Municipalities. Major actions and vote outcomes are listed below.

Key actions (motions and outcomes)

1) Approval of the agenda — Motion to accept the agenda as presented; second recorded. Outcome: approved, vote recorded as 6–0.

2) Consent agenda — Motion to approve consent agenda items 8.1 through 8.4 as presented; second recorded. Outcome: approved, vote recorded as 6–0. (Discussion on one consent item included a staff explanation of a wastewater pump replacement and its compatibility with the planned new plant.)

3) Temporary use permit: Marietta Farms pumpkin patch (ZDashTU25-0002) — Motion to approve adjusted dates for operation Sept. 26–Oct. 31 with setup beginning Sept. 10 and teardown by Nov. 7; second recorded. Outcome: approved, 6–0. Conditions: fire department approval required for membrane structures and timely site cleanup after teardown.

4) Governing body compensation — Multiple motions were proposed regarding rescinding or altering a previously adopted pay increase. Council members discussed rescission and a phased 25% increase over four years, but the motion to change compensation received no second and therefore died for lack of a second; no binding compensation change was enacted at the meeting.

5) Approval of the 2026 budget — Motion to adopt the 2026 budget for the City of Andover (as presented at the Aug. 26, 2025 budget hearing); second recorded. Outcome: approved, vote recorded as 6–0.

6) Lodge construction change order — Motion to accept a change order reimbursing the general contractor for rental and installation of a temporary air conditioning unit, fuel costs, and to add a monument sign to the project for $65,394.70; second recorded. Outcome: approved, vote recorded as 6–0. City staff said the change order covered two items: (a) the monument sign and (b) costs associated with a temporary HVAC rental while the permanent unit’s delivery was delayed. Staff noted the overall project remained under earlier estimates but the temporary HVAC rental and related generator/fuel costs required this change order.

7) Ordinance adoption — Standard Traffic Ordinance (50th edition) adoption: Motion to adopt the 2025 Standard Traffic Ordinance as published by the League of Kansas Municipalities and amend city code accordingly. Outcome: adopted, vote recorded as 6–0.

8) Ordinance adoption — Uniform Public Offense Code (41st edition) adoption: Motion to adopt the 2025 Uniform Public Offense Code as published by the League of Kansas Municipalities and amend city code accordingly. Outcome: adopted, vote recorded as 6–0.

Votes that failed or did not advance

• Motion to rescind the July 29, 2025 governing body pay increase was discussed; legal staff advised that council cannot erase prior minutes and suggested a motion to change future compensation instead. A later motion to phase in a 25% increase over four years was made but received no second and therefore died for lack of a second. No compensation change took effect at the meeting.

Why this matters: the adopted budget sets fiscal policy for 2026; the lodge change order allows the new facility to be conditioned while the permanent HVAC is delayed; adoptions of the STO and UPOC update the city’s codified traffic and public‑offense rules to the most recent model ordinances from the League of Kansas Municipalities.

Ending

Council recorded unanimous votes (where noted) for the listed items and tasked staff with follow‑up on change order details, permit compliance and providing options related to the council compensation discussion.