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Broken Bow council reviews 2025–26 budget, hears department briefings on wages and services
Summary
Councilmembers and department heads met in a workshop Aug. 14 to review the 2025–2026 city budget and discuss non‑union employee wages. Presenters from utilities, public safety, library, streets and parks and finance briefed the council; no budget adoption vote was taken.
The Broken Bow City Council met in a workshop on Aug. 14, 2025, to review the 2025–2026 budget and discuss proposed changes to non‑union employee wages. Mayor Rod Sonnichsen called the session to order at 12:02 p.m., with Councilmembers Russ Smith, Travis Kleeb, Joe Wamsley and Paul Holland present.
City Administrator David Schmidt and Treasurer LeeAnn Morgan led administrative and financial briefings and the council heard presentations from department heads about service needs and staffing. Electrical Superintendent Blake Waldow and Water/Sewer Superintendent Ryan Jones summarized infrastructure and operations concerns; Captain Chris Anderson and Sargent Chris Henderson addressed public‑safety staffing and equipment considerations; Library Director Megan Svoboda and Streets and Parks Overseer Darren Marten presented library and parks/streets needs.
The transcript records that those department heads "addressed the Council" but does not include detailed revenue or expenditure figures. The record also does not show the council taking a formal vote to adopt the 2025–2026 budget or to set wages for non‑union employees during the workshop; staff presented information and councilmembers discussed options.
Councilmember Paul Holland moved to adjourn the workshop at 5:01 p.m.; Joe Wamsley seconded and the motion carried. The roll call recorded ayes from Russ Smith, Travis Kleeb, Joe Wamsley and Paul Holland; the transcript lists the nays line as "Rilk none," which has been interpreted in the official record as "none." The workshop record states that required public notice was posted at the Broken Bow Municipal Building, the Broken Bow Post Office and the Custer County Courthouse.
The workshop provided department‑level briefings and administrative context for the upcoming budget adoption process; the transcript does not record final budget figures, wage decisions, or specific next steps for formal action.
