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Madison Lake City Council approves equipment purchases, military pay differential and sets building-fee hearing
Summary
The Madison Lake City Council on Jan. 20 unanimously approved purchases for a snow plow and fire-department communications, amended the employee handbook to provide a 45-working-day pay differential for military service, approved $585,460.02 in vendor claims and set a March 16 public hearing on the 2026 building fee schedule.
The Madison Lake City Council met Jan. 20 in the Madison Lake Community Room and took several routine and administrative actions affecting city operations and personnel policy. Mayor Al Dorn and council members Pat Burt, Mark Bisch, Ryan Sanders and Laurinda Sohre voted unanimously on each item recorded in the meeting minutes excerpt.
Council approved two equipment purchases to support municipal operations. By adopting Resolution 2026-07, the council authorized purchase of a snow plow for a 2026 Chevrolet 3500HD; Resolution 2026-08 authorized the purchase of portable radios and pagers for the Fire Department. Both resolutions passed on recorded motions (Resolution 2026-07: motion by Ryan Sanders, seconded by Laurinda Sohre; Resolution 2026-08: motion by Laurinda Sohre, seconded by Mark Bisch) with roll-call votes recorded as Ayes: Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sanders, Sohre.
The council also approved the consent agenda in a single motion, which included approval of the meeting agenda, minutes from the Jan. 5, 2026 meeting, vendor claims totaling $585,460.02 and an application for a road-closing permit for Paddlefish Days 2026. Mark Bisch moved to approve the consent agenda, Pat Burt seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
On personnel policy, the council amended the Employee Handbook to include a 45-working-day pay differential for city employees serving in the military. The amendment was adopted by motion of Laurinda Sohre, seconded by Mark Bisch, and recorded as passed by unanimous roll call. The meeting minutes excerpt does not specify further implementing details (such as eligibility verification or pay-differential mechanics), so those items remain "not specified" in the record provided.
The council set a public hearing for March 16, 2026, on Ordinance 2026-01 (the 2026 Building Fee Schedule). Pat Burt moved to set the public hearing; Ryan Sanders seconded and the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote. The minutes excerpt does not include the proposed fee changes themselves.
Mayor Dorn's recommendations for 2026 standing committees were accepted on a motion by Pat Burt, seconded by Ryan Sanders; the minutes record the acceptance but do not list the individual committee assignments in the excerpt provided.
The agenda also listed an administration report and a council report; the provided minutes contain no substantive detail about those items. The council adjourned at 7:48 p.m. on a motion by Mark Bisch, seconded by Pat Burt.
Votes at a glance
• Consent agenda (agenda, Jan. 5 minutes, vendor claims of $585,460.02, Paddlefish Days road-closing permit): motion by Mark Bisch; second Pat Burt; outcome: approved, Ayes: Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sanders, Sohre.
• Resolution 2026-07 (authorize snow plow for 2026 Chevrolet 3500HD): motion by Ryan Sanders; second Laurinda Sohre; outcome: approved, Ayes: Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sanders, Sohre.
• Resolution 2026-08 (authorize portable radios and pagers for Fire Department): motion by Laurinda Sohre; second Mark Bisch; outcome: approved, Ayes: Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sanders, Sohre.
• Ordinance 2026-01 (set public hearing on 2026 Building Fee Schedule for March 16, 2026): motion by Pat Burt; second Ryan Sanders; outcome: approved to set public hearing, Ayes: Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sanders, Sohre.
• Employee Handbook amendment (military service — 45 working day pay differential): motion by Laurinda Sohre; second Mark Bisch; outcome: approved, Ayes: Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sanders, Sohre.
• Standing committee nominations (Mayor Dorn's recommendations): motion by Pat Burt; second Ryan Sanders; outcome: approved, Ayes: Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sanders, Sohre.
What the record does not show
The meeting minutes excerpt does not include the text of the proposed 2026 building fee changes, details on committee assignments accepted under the mayor's nominations, or implementation details for the new military pay-differential (for example, documentation required or payroll mechanics). The administration and council reports are listed on the agenda but not described in the excerpt provided.
