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Votes at a glance: Arkansas City Commission approves contracts, licenses and equipment purchases
Summary
The commission approved multiple routine items including municipal court judge service addenda, a mini excavator purchase, proclamation and consent‑agenda items; one commissioner refrained from a judge‑services vote due to a family relationship.
The Arkansas City Commission approved a slate of routine motions and resolutions covering licenses, municipal court contracts and a small equipment purchase during the meeting.
Key actions approved include:
- Consent agenda: approval of February 2025 regular meeting minutes; approval of a cereal malt beverage license for Burger Junkie at 611 West Madison Street; and ratification of Mayor Chad Diesen’s reappointment of Kevin Tierney to the outstanding student award committee. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Resolution authorizing an independent contractor service agreement addendum No. 3 with N. M. Iverson Jr. for municipal court judge services. One commissioner announced a conflict of interest and refrained from voting; the motion carried.
- Resolution authorizing an independent contractor service agreement addendum No. 3 with E. Rodney Averson for municipal court judge services (the two judges alternate months). Motion carried by voice vote.
- Resolution accepting a bid from White Star Machinery & Supply to purchase a new Bobcat mini excavator. Staff said the existing machine is 17 years old and past useful life; the bid acceptance was described as “not to exceed $62,346” during the presentation, while the formal motion used a slightly different figure ($62,003.46). The motion to accept the bid carried by voice vote. Staff indicated the purchase was budgeted.
Other routine recognitions and administrative items were approved, including a proclamation honoring a local banker and recognition of Human Resources Director Marla McFarland as a Wichita Business Journal HR award recipient. Where roll-call votes were recorded earlier in the meeting, those tallies appear in the specific item records; most other motions were passed on voice votes recorded as carried.
