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Kingman Council approves code updates, commission schedule changes, donations and a notice to add new fees
Summary
At its Dec. 2 meeting, the Kingman City Council approved an animal-code update, subdivision final plat, commission-schedule adjustments, accepted multiple donations (pickleball nets, public art, Gold Star plaque) and adopted a notice of intent to consider new planning and polygraph fees.
The Kingman City Council on Dec. 2 approved several routine and policy items, including changes to animal limits in city code, acceptance of donations for parks and veterans memorials, schedule changes for advisory commissions and a notice of intent to consider new planning and polygraph fees.
On the consent agenda the council approved Resolution No. 5,585 accepting final plat improvement plans and financial assurances for Central Subdivision (Case SB25-003), a project that creates 84 residential lots on about 19.13 acres. One councilor declared a conflict of interest and said they would abstain from voting on that item.
Council approved Ordinance 19-88 and Resolution 5,579 updating the "Fowl and Other Animals" city code to clarify cumulative counts across animal categories and to increase the number of domestic fowl allowed per lot in the revised table. Amy, a staff member who worked on the code revisions, said she added language to ensure the combined total of animals within a category cannot exceed the table limits.
The council also approved schedule changes requested by two advisory bodies: the Clean City Commission (Resolution 5,586) will trial bimonthly meetings for a year, and the Planning and Zoning Commission (Resolution 5,587) will move its start time from 5:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Parks staff accepted two donations: the Kingman Pickleball Club donated two portable nets valued at $4,105.74 for conversion of Tennis Court 4 to pickleball courts, and local artist Jesse Lomeli donated a 25-by-60-inch "Roadrunner" piece valued at $1,000 to be placed near Locomotive Park. Councilors discussed appropriate siting for the artwork and asked staff to work with the artist on location.
The Surbak Garden Club offered a Gold Star bronze plaque for the Veterans Memorial; council accepted the donation and the group plans a dedication during Memorial Day week 2026.
Finally, the council adopted a notice of intent to consider charging fees for police polygraph exams (when performed for outside agencies) and for certain planning services that had previously been provided without charge. Tina Moline, who presented the item, said some fees will aim for a higher cost-recovery rate while others will intentionally recover a smaller portion of actual staff costs based on complexity and public palatability. The council directed staff to return Feb. 3 with a resolution; if adopted, fees would become effective Feb. 4.
Mayor and staff closed the meeting with community announcements, including Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 6 and the 19th annual Christmas tree lighting at Locomotive Park.
