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Votes at a glance: Cascade City Council, April 14, 2025
Summary
Summary of actions taken by the Cascade City Council on April 14, 2025, including consent agenda approvals, staff hires, road preconstruction agreement, hydrant/service work quote and Tyler Technologies financial-software upgrade. Ordinance 2-25 (urban chickens) did not advance.
At its April 14 meeting the Cascade City Council approved a number of routine and project-related resolutions and considered, but did not advance, a proposed ordinance to permit backyard chickens. Key outcomes from the meeting are listed below.
- Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda, which included minutes (3/24/25), board minutes, the March month-end financial reports, and the April 14, 2025 claims. Motion by Oliphant; second by Husch. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 36-25: Set public hearing date for April 28, 2025. Motion by Gail; second by Oliphant. Outcome: approved (roll call: Oliphant Aye; Weber Aye; Hush Aye; Gail Aye; Delaney Aye).
- Resolution 37-25: Approve hire of Sean Pry as a summer public works employee for the city. Motion by Oliphant; second by Weber. Outcome: approved (roll call: Weber Aye; Husch Aye; Gail Aye; Delaney Aye; Oliphant Aye).
- Ordinance 2-25 (urban chickens): Consideration of ordinance adding Title 4, Chapter 2 (Urban Chickens) did not advance. Motion to approve the first reading was made by Oliphant and failed for lack of a second; no roll-call vote recorded.
- Resolution 38-25: Approve pre-construction agreement with Jones County for the Riverview Road project (city portion). Motion by Gail; second by Oliphant/Hush. Outcome: approved (roll call: Hush Aye; Gail Aye; Delaney Aye; Olyphant/Oliphant Aye; Weber Aye).
- Resolution 305-25: Approve quote from East Nile Excavating and Concrete LLC for hydrant and water service work on Tyler Street, including hooking a house to the new main while hydrant work proceeds. Motion by Delaney; second by Hush. Outcome: approved (roll call recorded as Aye; specifics in minutes).
- Resolution 39-25: Approve purchase of an International truck chassis and Henderson plow. Motion by Delaney; second by Weber. Outcome: approved (roll call: Delaney Aye; Oliphant Aye; Weber Aye; Hush Aye; Gail Aye).
- Resolution 40-25: Approve agreement with Tyler Technologies to upgrade the city's financial-management software (accounts payable, payroll, utility billing integration). Motion by Oliphant; second by Delaney. Outcome: approved (roll call: Olyphant Aye; Weber Aye; Hush Aye; Gail Aye; Delaney Aye).
Several agenda items resulted in staff direction rather than immediate decisions: council discussed the lead-service-line inventory and replacement strategy (no resolution adopted) and staff were asked to prepare outreach, cost estimates and funding options for future consideration.
For full roll-call details, vendor quotes and ordinance text, see the official minutes and agenda packet for the April 14, 2025 meeting.
