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Proctor council approves 8th Avenue resurfacing letter, police chief recommendation and fire department hire; schedules budget session
Summary
The council approved a capital‑planning letter for North 8th Avenue reconstruction, accepted the Police Civil Service Commission's unanimous recommendation to appoint Matt Reeel as police chief upon Chief Gatis’s retirement, approved a fire department hire, scheduled a Dec. 8 budget work session, and approved bills for the pay period.
The Proctor City Council approved several routine and personnel items during its meeting.
Council approved a letter to include the North 8th Avenue mill-and-overlay reconstruction project in the capital improvement plan and to proceed with design work. The motion carried without discussion.
On the Police Civil Service Commission recommendation, council members approved a unanimous commission appointment of Matt Reeel as chief of police effective when Chief Gatis retires; councilors asked only about timing and were told a formal notice will be provided to the council and the police commission. The motion to accept the commission’s recommendation passed.
The council also approved the fire department command staff’s hiring recommendation for Carly Lone. Councilors made congratulatory remarks and the motion passed on a voice vote.
Council set a budget working session for Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. at city hall to refine levy and budget items before final certification. Members then approved the consent agenda and a motion to pay bills for the current pay period; council discussed the large pay total and attributed it to payments that included previously scheduled fire truck payments.
Votes at a glance: - North 8th Avenue resurfacing capital letter: approved (voice vote). - Police Civil Service Commission recommendation (appoint Matt Reeel as chief): approved (voice vote); effective date to be provided. - Proctor Fire Department hiring recommendation (Carly Lone): approved (voice vote). - Budget working session scheduled for Dec. 8, 4 p.m.: approved (voice vote). - Bills for the pay period: approved; council noted the high total reflected significant capital payments including fire truck purchases.
No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript for these motions; the minutes show these items passed on voice votes.
