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Votes at a glance: key motions approved by Dickinson City Commission on May 20, 2025
Summary
A summary list of the commission's formal actions on May 20, including gaming-site authorizations, salary increases, municipal contracts and capital project awards.
The Dickinson City Commission recorded the following formal actions and recorded votes at its May 20 meeting. For full text and context, see the minutes and staff reports; this summary reflects motions and vote tallies as announced at the meeting.
1) Approve order of business — Motion carried (unanimous).
2) Consent agenda — Motion carried (unanimous).
3) Arbor Day proclamation (proclaiming June 4, 2025 as Arbor Day in Dickinson) — Motion carried (unanimous).
4) Gaming-site authorizations (Dickinson State University Heritage Foundation) — Approve gaming site authorizations at three locations (Bernie's Esquire Club, All In Bar and Lounge, Final Final Bar & Lounge) for the term July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026; included allowed gaming types as described in staff packet (pull-tab devices, pull-tab dispensing devices, pull-tab jars, raffles, paddle wheel table, bingo prize board, sports pools, 21, poker). Motion carried (ayes recorded by commissioners and chair).
5) Keep current citizen comment policy in place until newly elected commissioner is seated (instead of adopting staff-drafted changes) — Motion carried (4-0 yes: Doctor Baer, Mister Frederick, Mister Riddle, Chair).
6) Midyear cost-of-living (COLA) salary increases across various pay scales (police, public works, general scale adjustments as presented by staff) — Motion to approve midyear COLA increase carried (4-0 yes).
7) Begin city takeover process for motor vehicle department (start job-descriptions, hire staff, finalize MOU with state, and negotiate with current contractor) — Motion carried (4-0 yes).
8) Rezoning: Wall and Cook lots (Cooks Meadows Hills addition) from R-1 to R-2 — Motion to approve rezoning carried (unanimous).
9) Zoning text amendment: add Fairway Street to Corridor Overlay District (Ordinance 1818) — Motion to approve carried (unanimous).
10) Award: 2025 lead service line replacement (Project 2025-13) — Low bid $310,240; award contingent on final state review. Motion carried (4-0 yes).
11) Task order: Apex Engineering for lead service-line project — Hourly, not to exceed $67,000. Motion carried (4-0 yes).
12) Task order amendment: North Industry Street and stormwater reconstruction (Highlands Engineering & Surveying PLLC) — Time-and-materials, not-to-exceed $71,626 for construction engineering services. Motion carried (unanimous).
13) Contract: DHS water main extension (Lowry Engineering PLLC) — Construction engineering services, time-and-materials, not-to-exceed $20,000. Motion carried (unanimous). Project tied to a 60% Department of Water Resources grant and the Dickinson Public School District development agreement.
14) Contract amendment: Museum design services (GT Architecture) — Amendment for design/construct-documentation services, lump-sum to $527,000; funded through local sales tax and a Department of Commerce destination-development grant. Motion carried (unanimous).
15) Sidewalk program bid award (Project 2025-10) — Low bid $365,070, approximately 12% under engineer estimate; construction scheduled during the 2025 season. Motion carried (unanimous).
16) Other routine approvals and reports: monthly financial report, HR staffing updates, quarterly reports for public works and police — accepted as presented.
Ending: The commission recorded all motions as approved at the meeting and directed staff to proceed with state approvals, contract execution and follow-up reporting where required.
