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Cascade council approves consent agenda, health-insurance renewal and ordinance reading; tables economic-development funding

Cascade City Council · November 11, 2025

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Summary

Council took a series of routine actions including approving the consent agenda, a health-insurance renewal with Wellmark BCBS (1.26% increase), advancing an ordinance on refuse-collection rates, approving G.O. loan steps and tabling a Cascade Economic Development funding request.

At Monday’s meeting the Cascade City Council approved several routine and financial items in a series of votes.

Votes and actions at a glance

- Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda (minutes, library and park board minutes, claims) after members asked follow-up questions about an $800 invoice for Premier Window Cleaning for the library. Motion carried.

- General-obligation loan: Council opened and closed a public hearing on a proposed general-obligation loan agreement with no public comment and then approved related additional-action Resolution No. 100-6205 (motion by Gail; second by Delaney).

- Health insurance renewal: Council approved a renewal of health-insurance coverage effective Jan. 1, 2026, with Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield reflecting a 1.26% premium increase. Motion by Oliphant; second by Gail. Roll call vote recorded and carried.

- Ordinance (refuse rates) second reading: Council advanced Ordinance No. 4205 (Title VI, Chapter V, Section IX) amending refuse-collection rates to second reading. Councilmembers asked staff to review recent spring/fall cleanup billing and appliance-disposal charges from Republic (concerns that an appliance fee was near $80 on a vendor invoice) before final adoption. Motion carried.

- Economic development funding request: Council agreed to table a request from Cascade Economic Development for FY26 allocated funds until budget conversations early next year (motion by Oliphant, second by Hush).

- Adjournment: Meeting adjourned after reports and follow-up direction to staff.

Provenance: See transcript segments SEG 104–1105 for consent and ordinance discussion; SEG 924–980 for public hearing and debt resolution; SEG 981–1005 for insurance renewal; SEG 1106–1129 for economic development request; SEG 1264–1272 for adjournment.