Votes at a glance: Falls City council approves permits, appointments and MOUs

At its recent meeting, the Falls City Council approved a series of routine items and agreements. Highlights: the council approved minutes for Aug. 18, 2025; moved claims approval for Sept. 4, 2025; adopted permit procedures tied to Ordinance 2025-106 (chicken hens) with a $20 permit fee and $10 renewal; approved a Class C liquor license for Woody Sports Bar & Grill at 1821 Stone Street; appointed Quinton Courtney and Katie Dlesia to the housing board; set the fiscal year 2025 levy allocation for the Falls City Airport Authority to support a proposed $2.3 million hangar project; approved an MOU with EverG Kansas Central, Inc. to advance the Energy Forward transmission project (staff noted early-stage city exposure is expected to remain under $15,000 while the MOU stage lasts); and authorized an amendment to the Verizon Wireless lease adding a right of first refusal tied to a potential sale of the old city hall property (Verizon paid $5,000 for the amendment).

Most motions were approved by voice vote; council recorded unanimous voice tallies where shown. Where votes or tallies were recorded in the transcript segments provided, they were unanimous (seven in favor). Items with explicit recorded votes in the transcript: minutes approval; chicken permit resolution; class C liquor license approval; airport levy allocation; EverG MOU; Verizon lease amendment.

Several items were discussed only briefly and will proceed through routine administrative follow-up.