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Votes at a glance: Everman Council approves opioid settlement participation, CDBG award, multiple ordinances and rate update
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Everman City Council approved a financial report, multiple opioid settlement participation resolutions, a CDBG waterline award, three ordinances regulating donation bins, right-of-way abandonment, utility restoration and utility rates, and an update to boards and commissions rules.
The Everman City Council took a series of formal actions Aug. 12, approving resolutions and ordinances that affect settlement participation, capital projects and local regulation. Most votes were unanimous.
Key actions and outcomes:
- Financial report (June 2025): Council voted to accept the June 2025 financial report. Motion carried by unanimous poll.
- Resolution No. 2025-08-01 (Purdue opioid settlement participation): The council authorized the city manager to sign the participation and release documents related to the Purdue opioid settlement. Staff said the city’s expected share was not specified by the national administrator. Vote: unanimous.
- Resolution No. 2025-08-02 (other opioid manufacturers): The council authorized participation and release forms for a set of other opioid manufacturers. Staff said the settlements are administered nationally and the city has not received a specified share amount. Vote: unanimous.
- Resolution No. 2025-08-03 (award of fiftieth year CDBG waterline project): The council approved awarding the CDBG-funded six-inch water line replacement on Marlene Drive (between Christopher and Russell) to Pipe Crew LLC in the amount of $164,496, following staff recommendation to favor the second-low bidder due to concerns about the low bidder’s lack of federally funded project references. Vote: unanimous.
- Ordinance No. 837 (donation collection bins): Council adopted regulations for placement, permitted size and permitting of donation collection bins and established fines for violations (up to $500; higher fines for threats to public health). Vote: unanimous.
- Ordinance No. 838 (abandonment of portion of right of way adjacent to Roycey Brooks): Council approved abandoning a portion of right of way to clear title issues so the adjacent property owner may proceed with redevelopment. Staff said the county previously held the land and conveyed it back to the city before the abandonment. Vote: unanimous.
- Ordinance No. 839 (utility rates and fees): The council approved an updated schedule of rates and fees for water, sewer and refuse. Staff said the decision sets a 5 percent increase to water rates (base and consumption) and a 0 percent change to sewer rates. Vote: unanimous.
- Ordinance No. 840 (restoration of right-of-way and penalties): Council adopted new standards requiring more comprehensive restoration by utilities that trench newly constructed roads (milling, overlay and other work depending on road age) and established penalties for noncompliance. Vote: unanimous.
- Ordinance No. 841 (boards, commissions and committees rules): Council updated rules and procedures to reflect recent state law changes on meeting posting and document requirements; staff said these changes formalize current practice (three business-day posting, online document links for public hearings). Vote: unanimous.
All motions were introduced and seconded during the meeting; roll-call polls show no recorded dissenting votes on the listed items. Several items were noted in staff presentations: the CDBG award amount ($164,496) and the water-rate change (5% water increase, 0% sewer) were given during discussion; the opioid settlement resolutions were approved without a city-specific share being disclosed, because those settlements are being administered by a national administrator.
