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Votes at a glance: West Branch City Council actions, June 16, 2025
Summary
Council approved consent agenda items including claims and appointments; passed Ordinance 828 on third reading; approved the second reading of Ordinance 829; and passed Resolutions 2025-67 through 2025-73 covering personnel, construction pay estimate, body cameras, bonds, transfers, insurance, and strategic goals.
At its June 16 meeting, the West Branch City Council approved a slate of routine and substantive items summarized below.
Key approvals • Consent agenda — approved minutes (June 2 and June 9), a Class E Retail Alcohol License for Jack & Jill (Rashika LLC), appointment of Emilie Walsh to the Planning & Zoning Commission (term to 12/31/2027), and claims including multiple TIF rebates and debt service payments; motion carried (ayes: Dean, Sexton, Horihan, Stoolman, Miller).
• Ordinance 828 — adopted on third reading to amend Chapter 18 (City Clerk); motion carried unanimously.
• Ordinance 829 — approved on second reading to incorporate Residential Livability Flexible Front Yard Allowances into Chapter 165; motion carried (Stoolman recorded a nay on the second reading).
Resolutions approved (by number) • 2025-67 — Hire and appoint Alycia Horras as City Clerk (approved). • 2025-68 — Approve Pay Estimate #1 ($162,928.26) to Boomerang Corp for Cedar-Johnson Road Reconstruction (approved). • 2025-69 — Approve Motorola quote for police body cameras (approved). • 2025-70 — Authorize issuance of $4,150,000 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2025 (approved). • 2025-71 — Transfer of funds for debt obligations and library funding (approved). • 2025-72 — Accept workers’ compensation proposal from IMWCA for FY2026 (approved; slight increase noted). • 2025-73 — Set strategic goals & priorities for the City for 2025 and beyond (approved).
The meeting also included reports from the City Engineer and Parks & Recreation director, and a public-comment period in which residents opposed a slum-and-blight designation for property along the Wapsinonoc Creek. The meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
