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Votes at a glance: Cascade City Council actions on Dec. 15, 2025
Summary
The council approved a package of routine and substantive items Dec. 15 including $1.42M GO bonds (series 2025), a park board reappointment, several project pay applications and utility-rate ordinances; it also authorized a police-feasibility study (4–1).
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Cascade City Council approved multiple resolutions and ordinances. Key actions taken were:
• Issuance of general obligation corporate purpose bonds, series 2025, for $1,420,000: Motion by Oliphant, second Weber; roll-call vote recorded unanimous ayes (five ayes) and the resolution passed.
• Park Board reappointment: Resolution 114-25 reappointing Chantal Orr through 12/31/2030; passed by roll call (five ayes).
• Semiannual disbursement of incremental property tax revenue for NJ Callahan LLC: Resolution 100-15-25 approved by roll call (five ayes).
• Pay application #2 for Buchanan Street storm and sanitary repair (Resolution 116-25): Approved by roll call (five ayes); council noted the payment covers routine post-asphalt adjustments to manholes and related work.
• Appointment: Resolution 117-25 appointing the city administrator to the Jones County Economic Development Board; passed by roll call (five ayes).
• Police feasibility study: Resolution 118-25 directing architectural services with Martin Gardner Architecture to evaluate feasibility of relocating the police department to the old library. Motion by Gail; second Oliphant. Roll call: Oliphant Aye, Weber Aye, Hush Nay, Gale Aye, Delaney Aye (4–1). This authorized a study only; no construction funds were approved.
• Utility ordinances (second readings): Ordinance 5-25 (water rates) and Ordinance 6-25 (sewer rates) advanced on second reading after roll-call votes (both recorded as five ayes).
Other items on the consent agenda — including minutes, a VISA invoice for $2,388.11, and liquor license items — were approved without recorded roll-call objections.
The meeting adjourned following routine reports and staff updates on the finance-software conversion and budget calendar.
