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Committee roundup: council committees approve audit contract, lease assignment, event requests and staff pay adjustments
Summary
Across several committee meetings, members approved a five-year audit contract, assigned an existing farm lease under Ordinance 15.72, authorized attendance/dinner costs for an upcoming mayoral conference, approved a staff $1/hr pay increase and several routine event requests and training items.
At a series of committee meetings, council committees recorded a string of routine approvals, including an audit contract, lease assignment, event permits and personnel actions.
Finance committee members voted to accept the recommended five-year audit proposal, which staff presented after a single bid was received; the motion carried on a voice vote. The committee also approved Ordinance No. 15.72 to assign an existing farm lease to the named assignee, with the attorney advising staff to transfer the previous lease rather than draft a new one. The finance committee approved coverage for elected officials and staff to attend an annual Leadership Council dinner and related Southwestern Conference of Mayors events.
Public works and other committees approved personnel and operational items. Public works approved a six-month probationary period for an employee (effective 02/15/2026) and a $1-per-hour pay increase for staff member Joe Landel to take effect after the probationary period. The committee also approved training not to exceed approximately $300 for staffers to attend a utility-training seminar.
Cultural committee approvals included an Easter egg hunt permit for Bratz Park on March 28 and a request to display a banner at Rad's Park in mid-June; the cultural committee also approved a July electronics-recycling event request from David Friess to use the Ravenous Force Complex.
Zoning committee members voted to allow the Reva Business Park Phase 2 project to go out for bids; the motion carried.
Votes recorded (examples): - Accept 01/19/2026 minutes — motion carried (voice vote). - Accept five-year audit proposal beginning FY2026 — motion carried (voice vote). - Ordinance 15.72: assign farm lease to Kevin — motion carried (voice vote). - Approve dinner/travel costs for elected officials and staff — motion carried (voice vote). - Approve probation for Anne Joe Bledelow effective 02/15/2026 — motion carried (voice vote). - Approve $1/hour pay increase for Joe Landel — motion carried (voice vote). - Approve Reva Business Park Phase 2 to go out for bids — motion carried (voice vote).
Most of the actions above were recorded as voice votes with the chair calling for 'Aye' and declaring motions carried. Where staff recommended or presented background (for example, audit price and application-fee history), members asked for follow-up but did not delay the immediate approvals.
