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Votes at a glance: Highland City Council approves liquor-license increase, multiple procurements and incentives
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Highland City Council unanimously approved a package of motions including minutes, two surplus-property ordinances, vendor and procurement approvals, reappointments to the Historical Commission, a liquor-license increase and a C-license issued to TruBuy Market.
The Highland City Council met Oct. 20 and unanimously approved a series of routine and substantive items, including reappointments, procurement awards, surplus-property declarations, and an amendment increasing 'C' liquor licenses.
Key actions approved by unanimous roll-call votes (Councilmembers Klaus, Sloan, Bellm and Napper voting aye unless otherwise noted):
- Approval of minutes for the Oct. 6 regular and executive sessions (motions by Councilwoman Bellm and Councilwoman Sloan; roll-call votes recorded as all aye).
- Reappointment: Mayor Hemann's reappointments of Jacob Rose and Jeffrey Menz to the Historical Commission for three-year terms expiring October 2028 (motion by Councilwoman Bellm; second by Councilwoman Sloan).
- Procurement and equipment: Award of Bid #E-14-25 for seven 75 kVA padmount distribution transformers for $28,525.00 (motion by Councilwoman Sloan; second by Councilman Napper); approval to advertise Bid #PR-15-25 for Spindler Pickleball Courts (motion by Councilwoman Bellm; second by Councilman Napper); waiver of bidding and purchase of a dump truck body for $71,343.85 under Sourcewell pricing to Truck Centers Inc. (motion by Councilwoman Bellm; second by Councilman Napper).
- Ordinances/resolutions: Approval of Bill #25-109 / Ordinance #3407 to increase the number of 'C' liquor licenses to five (motion by Councilwoman Bellm; second by Councilman Napper); Bill #25-110 / Resolution #25-10-3226 issuing a 'C' liquor license to TruBuy Market, Inc. (motion by Councilwoman Bellm; second by Councilman Klaus); Bill #25-111 / Ordinance #3408 and Bill #25-114 / Ordinance #3409 declaring specified city property surplus, including a corrected VIN for a 2015 Dodge Charger (amendment noted by Deputy Clerk Flake; motions by Councilwoman Sloan and Councilwoman Bellm on separate items).
- Economic incentive: Approval of Bill #25-113 / Resolution #25-10-3228 awarding façade-improvement financial incentives to Myrtle & Grace Boutique at 823 Main St. (motion by Councilwoman Sloan; second by Councilman Klaus). The specific incentive amounts were not stated in the record provided.
- Financials: Acceptance of Expenditures Report #1300 for Oct. 4–17, 2025 (motion by Councilwoman Sloan; second by Councilman Napper).
All recorded roll-call votes in the meeting were unanimous among the four councilmembers present. The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
This article is a summary of the formal actions recorded in the Oct. 20 meeting minutes; details such as specific incentive amounts or contract awardees beyond what was read into the record are noted as "not specified" where the transcript did not include them.
