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Votes at a glance: Benton City council approves budget ordinance, lease amendment, hires Public Works director and authorizes pumps
Summary
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Benton City Council adopted the 2025–26 budget (Ordinance 1070, second reading), approved a lease amendment, confirmed Nathan Radic as Public Works director, approved job descriptions and authorized purchase of two pumps for Lift Station 7.
BENTON CITY — The Benton City Council recorded a series of routine but consequential votes at its regular Dec. 17 meeting including budget adoption, facility leasing, personnel confirmations and procurement actions.
Key outcomes recorded in the meeting: - Budget: Council approved Ordinance 1070 on second reading, adopting the 2025–26 fiscal budget as presented. - Lease amendment: Council approved an amendment to a lease agreement adding a suite and adjusting the base monthly rent to $4,500. - Personnel: Council approved the Public Works director job description and confirmed Nathan Radic as Benton City Public Works director with an anticipated start date of Jan. 6. The council also approved an engineering job description. - Procurement: Council authorized pre‑approval to order two pumps for Lift Station 7 to support a force‑main extension project; the motion referenced an estimated cost of about $1,570 plus tax and shipping (per the motion language).
All motions noted in the transcript passed on recorded voice votes. Vote responses in the transcript were recorded in voice form with council members identified in the minutes as variants of "Sandra I Wadworth," "I Alasar," "Valen," and related names.
What’s next: staff will complete employment paperwork, finalize the pump purchase and record lease amendment documents. The budget ordinance takes effect per municipal procedures.
