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Augusta council approves routine minutes, appropriation ordinance and federal fund exchange; appoints members to boards
Summary
The Augusta City Council approved meeting minutes, an appropriation ordinance, a federal fund exchange for $117,606 to support the Redbud Trail local match and several board appointments; it also scheduled a special budget work session in May.
The Augusta City Council approved routine and agenda business during its May 5, 2025 meeting, including approval of previous meeting minutes, an appropriation ordinance, an annual federal-fund exchange and a slate of appointments to advisory boards. The council also scheduled a special budget work session in mid-May.
Motions and formal outcomes recorded in the meeting (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
- Approval of minutes: The council voted to approve the minutes of the April 21, 2025 city council meeting (motion moved and seconded; voice vote, motion carried).
- Appropriation ordinance No. 4A (dated 04/29/2025): Council moved and seconded approval of appropriation ordinance No. 4A; voice vote carried.
- Federal fund exchange (2025): Staff described participation in the federal-aid fund exchange master agreement with KDOT, explaining the trade-off of accepting 90 cents on the dollar of state funds in exchange for federal dollars to reduce federal program obligations. The amount this year was $117,606. The council approved exchanging those funds and applying them toward the local match for phase 1 of the Redbud Trail project (motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried).
- Mayoral recommendations for appointments: The council approved the mayor's routine recommendations to multiple boards and committees (motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried).
- Park Advisory Board appointments and reappointments: Per the city code the council, not the mayor alone, appoints members to the Park Advisory Board. The council reappointed Logan (last name transcripted as Singhhuysen) to another term, appointed Brandon Forsyth to replace Bill Slade, and appointed Eric Burke and Mike Martin to the Park Advisory Board (motions moved and seconded; voice votes carried).
- Special budget work session: The council approved scheduling a special budget work session on May 12 at 6:00 p.m. in council chambers and discussed the possibility of a second session during the week of May 19'23 to cover utility budgets (motion moved by Merrill and seconded; voice vote carried). Staff said it would follow up to confirm dates and ensure quorum.
- Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned by voice vote.
No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the public transcript; motions were carried by voice vote in each case. Several items were described by staff as routine, and the council did not request detailed debate on the appropriation ordinance or the federal fund exchange during the meeting.
