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City council approves summer special events, hires seasonal staff and clears routine bills

City council · May 12, 2026
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Summary

The city council unanimously approved multiple summer special events (including a June 6 benefit poker run and August car show and craft fair), authorized four seasonal hires for summer programming and approved receipts and bills, with votes recorded by roll call for the bills item.

The city council approved a slate of summer special events, hired seasonal staff and approved routine financial items during its meeting.

Council members voted to approve three special events: an SCA Stress Management poker run benefiting Daniel Coffin set for June 6, 2026 (10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., with music planned to end by 8:00 p.m.; organizers requested no city resources), an O'Reilly Auto Parts car show moved to Aug. 1, 2026 after coordination with Chief Genty, and the Craftacular scheduled for Aug. 15, 2026. Staff described the events and public-safety coordination; each event application was approved by motion and carried unanimously.

Council also approved hiring four seasonal employees for summer work: Kelly Gajeski (name appears with variant spellings in the transcript), Dominic Sheets, Keian Sitzman (transcript shows variant spellings), and Miles Detroit. Staff said the city expects roughly 12–13 seasonal positions this year, including these four hires, up from about eight last year; the transcript records that four seasonal staff who worked last year did not return. The council approved the hires by motion.

On routine financial business, the council approved receipts and disbursements and moved to pay bills. The roll call for payment of bills recorded votes as Gil — Yes; Broker — Yes; N — Yes; Kger — Yes; Actor — Yes; the motion carried. Earlier in the meeting the council also approved minutes from the April 28, 2026 meeting.

The meeting included no public comments. The meeting closed after the approval of bills and final procedural motions.