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Broken Bow council adopts 2023-24 appropriation and wage ordinances, sets final property tax
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1271 (annual appropriation) and Ordinance No. 1272 (wage ordinance), approved a 1% increase to restricted funds (Resolution 2023-12) and set the final property tax (Resolution 2023-13). Readings were suspended and each measure passed by unanimous roll call.
The Broken Bow City Council on Sept. 12 adopted the 2023-24 Annual Appropriation Bill (Ordinance No. 1271) and a wage ordinance establishing pay ranges for city classifications (Ordinance No. 1272), and approved related resolutions setting a 1% increase to restricted funds and the final property tax request.
Councilmember Russ Smith introduced Ordinance No. 1271 and, after suspending the statutory requirement for reading on three separate days by the required vote, the council moved to final passage. Councilmember David Baltz moved for final passage and Councilmember Paul Holland seconded; the roll call vote was unanimous in favor. The mayor signed the ordinance and the clerk attested to its passage.
Immediately following, the council approved Resolution 2023-12, which authorizes an additional 1% increase to restricted funds; the resolution passed on a unanimous roll call. The council then opened and closed a public hearing on the final property tax request for 2023-24 without public comment and approved Resolution 2023-13 setting the final property tax, again by unanimous vote.
The council later opened a public hearing on Ordinance No. 1272 (the wage ordinance), suspended the three-reading rule, and adopted the ordinance on final passage after a unanimous roll call vote. The ordinance is described in the minutes as establishing monthly salary or hourly wage ranges for each classification within the city; the minutes provide the ordinance title but do not print the full pay table.
Mayor Rod Sonnichsen and council members thanked staff for their work on the budget. City Administrator David Schmidt specifically acknowledged Treasurer Jennifer Waterhouse and Jeff Oeltjen, CPA, for their roles in preparing the budget documents.
The minutes do not specify dollar totals allocated by ordinance line-item in the body of the minutes beyond the bills register; for line-item budget details, the council packet or adopted ordinance text should be consulted.
