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Saline County court approves budget amendment and an appointment; minutes approved
Summary
At their meeting the court approved a budget ordinance amendment (read by title only after a suspended-rule motion), adopted a resolution appointing an official to perform marriages, and approved previous meeting minutes.
The Saline County court unanimously approved an ordinance amending the county's 2025 budget and adopted a resolution appointing an individual to perform marriage ceremonies, the court recorded during its session.
Why it matters: the ordinance was presented as an amendment to the county's 2025 budget ordinances; the resolution appoints an official to exercise a ministerial duty (perform marriages). Both actions were adopted after routine motions and voice votes.
The court first approved minutes from its previous meeting on a motion by Justice Bellinger and a second by Justice Billingsley. The court then suspended rules to allow reading by title only and read an ordinance described in the transcript as an amendment to the 2025 Saline County budget (transcript wording: "amend the 02/2025 Saline County budget ordinance number 2,020 4 dash 35 for the proposed plaintiff's air fund and therefore, with the various budgets and for other purposes"). A motion to enact the ordinance was made by Justice Kellogg and seconded by Justice Engel; the roll call on the ordinance showed the justices present voting "yes" when asked, and the presiding officer announced the ordinance (referred to in the transcript as "ordinance 2025-6") as passed.
The court also voted to adopt a resolution (referred to on the transcript as "resolution 2025-1") appointing an individual to perform marriage ceremonies; the motion was made by Justice Curtis and seconded by Justice Busby and passed by voice vote.
All recorded motions on these items passed without recorded opposition. The court had 13 members present at roll call.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to approve prior meeting minutes: mover Justice Bellinger; second Justice Billingsley; outcome: approved (voice) with 13 present. - Motion to suspend rules and read ordinance by title only: mover Justice Billinger (recorded as reading request); second Justice Johnson; outcome: approved (voice). - Ordinance (budget amendment) motion: mover Justice Kellogg; second Justice Engel; outcome: adopted (voice/roll call recorded as all in favor). Ordinance citation in transcript: "ordinance 2025-6" (text and specific line-item citations garbled in transcript; full ordinance text was read by title only). - Resolution appointing official to perform marriages: mover Justice Curtis; second Justice Busby; outcome: adopted (voice). Resolution citation in transcript: "resolution 2025-1."
The court did not provide detailed budget line-item amounts in the transcript; the ordinance text was read by title only and the transcript contains garbled numeric references. The clerk or county staff should be consulted for the official ordinance text and final vote roll if required for legal or record-keeping purposes.
