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Arapahoe council approves donations, a $10,000 house-rehab payment, claims and annual wage adjustments
Summary
The council approved multiple financial actions Feb. 17, 2026: a $2,500 donation to the Furnas/Gosper County Museum, donation of ACE funds to Tri Valley Health Systems (amount not specified in minutes), a $10,000 first-half House Rehab Grant payment to Karla Enamorado, approval of claims totaling $192,101.37 as recorded, and annual wage adjustments.
At its Feb. 17, 2026 meeting the Arapahoe City Council approved a series of financial actions including donations, a housing grant payment, claims and payroll, and annual wage adjustments.
The council approved donating $2,500 to the Furnas/Gosper County Museum to help acquire 3D renderings for fundraising related to the museum remodel (motion by Paulsen, seconded by tenBensel). The City Clerk/Treasurer referenced an ACE disbursement amount during the meeting but the minutes do not specify that dollar figure; the council later approved donating the received ACE funds to Tri Valley Health Systems to support its ride-share program (moved by tenBensel, seconded by Carpenter). The minutes do not specify the ACE amount donated.
On claims and payroll for the period Feb. 4——2 to Feb. 17 the council approved payment (moved by Middagh, seconded by Carpenter). The roll call recorded Ayes: tenBensel, Paulsen, Carpenter, Polston, Middagh, Kreutzer. The minutes list specific abstentions on individual claim numbers: Middagh abstained on claim #103870 for $191.23, Paulsen abstained on #103868 for $50.00, and Carpenter abstained on #103874 for $2,185.66. The minutes include a detailed claims list and record a total of $192,101.37 under the claims section.
The council also approved the first-half House Rehab Grant payment of $10,000 to Karla Enamorado for 507 4th Street (moved by tenBensel, seconded by Carpenter); roll-call approval was recorded. Later in the meeting council approved annual wage adjustments as presented (moved by tenBensel, seconded by Kreutzer); the minutes record unanimous approval but do not list the specific wage adjustment amounts.
The minutes incorporate the full claims listing, departmental expenses and January receipts into the record. Where the minutes do not provide dollar amounts (notably the ACE disbursement amount and detailed wage-adjustment totals) the record lists those items as referenced but not specified.
