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Alma council adopts salary ordinance, approves budget and $221,959.90 in claims
Summary
The Alma City Council on Sept. 17 adopted Ordinance 2025-04 setting salaries for fiscal year 2025–26, approved the Annual Appropriation Bill for FY2025–26, accepted claims totaling $221,959.90 and engaged auditors for the year ending 2025.
The Alma City Council on Wednesday adopted Ordinance 2025-04 to establish salaries for fiscal year 2025–26 and approved the city’s Annual Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2025–26.
Mayor Hal Haeker presided over the meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m. Council Members Tom Moulton, Chris Mahalek and Larry Casper voted to suspend the statutory three-reading rule and then voted to adopt the ordinance; Joel Wheeler was absent. The mayor signed the ordinance and the city clerk attested to its passage, with the ordinance ordered published as provided by law.
The council also approved claims totaling $221,959.90 covering the period Sept. 4–17, 2025, and accepted the treasurer’s report as presented. Those motions were made and seconded during routine business and passed on roll call votes with Moulton, Mahalek and Casper voting yes.
Separately, the council approved the Annual Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2025–26 by roll call vote. The council recorded that required public notice had been given and that the meeting was conducted in open session under the Open Meetings Act.
Council approved terms of engagement for the city’s annual audit with Michael Hoback, AMGL, PC, authorizing the auditor to proceed with the fiscal year-end engagement.
The council adjourned at 7:00 p.m. following the business on the agenda. The clerk will publish and file the ordinances and record as required.
