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Votes at a glance: Tecumseh City Council actions, July 7, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions the Tecumseh City Council approved (4 members present): parks court improvements, Pay Application No. 3 for the power plant, economic-development lot transfer and sale, and a lot split; a municipal-code ordinance was tabled for lack of five voting members.
The Tecumseh City Council recorded the following actions on July 7, 2025 (votes shown as recorded in the minutes). All motions listed below passed by the four members present unless noted otherwise.
- Parks court improvements: Approve quote from Pro Track & Tennis for the tennis and basketball courts at the park ($43,100). Motion by Council Member Lorie Topp; second by Council Member Brian Britt. Voting aye: Beethe, Britt, Speckmann, Topp. Outcome: approved.
- Form wage committee: Appoint Council Members Brian Britt and Lorie Topp as council representatives. Outcome: recorded.
- Power Plant Project – Pay Application No. 3: Approve Pay Application No. 3 from Farabee Mechanical ($703,869.91). Motion by Council Member Lorie Topp; second by Council Member Tyler Speckmann. Voting aye: Beethe, Britt, Speckmann, Topp. Outcome: approved.
- Economic-development lot transfer: Approve Agreement to Transfer Economic Development Lot. Motion by Council Member Tyler Speckmann; second by Council Member Lance Beethe. Outcome: approved.
- Contract for sale: Approve contract for sale by Economic Development to Chanco Properties, LLC. Motion by Council Member Lance Beethe; second by Council Member Tyler Speckmann. Outcome: approved.
- Lot split: Approve application and resolution for lot split by Rachel Walters, PR for the Benjamin E. Walters estate. Motion by Council Member Lorie Topp; second by Council Member Brian Britt. Outcome: approved.
- Ordinance for municipal-code amendments (design-build/CMAR, animal-bite definition, alcohol hours): Tabled for final passage because five votes are required and only four council members were present. Outcome: tabled.
- Consent agenda: Approve minutes of June 16, 2025 and pay bills for city funds. Motion by Council Member Lorie Topp; second by Lance Beethe. Voting aye: Beethe, Britt, Speckmann, Topp. Outcome: approved.
All recorded votes list Beethe, Britt, Speckmann and Topp as voting aye on passed items; Council Members Alicia Brommer and Travis Goracke were listed as absent in the minutes.
