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Madison Lake council approves organizational business, appoints fire chief and passes consent agenda including $90,452.62 in claims
Summary
At its Jan. 5, 2026 meeting the Madison Lake City Council completed routine organizational business, unanimously appointed Matt Lee as Fire Chief, and approved a consent agenda that included vendor claims of $90,452.62 and several election-related resolutions and PERA appointments.
The Madison Lake City Council handled organizational housekeeping and routine city business at its Jan. 5 meeting, approving appointments and a consent agenda that included claims and election procedural resolutions.
The council moved to appoint a mayor pro‑tem during organizational business; the motion carried with Mayor Al Dorn, Mark Bisch, Ryan Sanders and Laurinda Sohre voting in favor and Pat Burt recorded as abstaining.
Council approved Resolution 2026-01 establishing official city designations by unanimous roll call (Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sanders, Sohre). The council also voted to accept a Fire Department recommendation and appoint Matt Lee as Fire Chief; that appointment was approved unanimously.
The consent agenda — approved in a single motion — included approval of the meeting agenda, minutes from Dec. 15, 2025, vendor claims totaling $90,452.62, and several election-related resolutions (2026-02 Polling Place Designation; 2026-03 Certifying Election Hours; 2026-04 Appointing Election Judges). It also included Resolutions 2026-05 and 2026-06 to establish Officers Alexander Boone and Brennen Haas in PERA (public employees retirement association). The meeting record shows the consent agenda motion carried unanimously where recorded.
No public comments were recorded. The meeting adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
