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Council approves routine business, contracts and two resolutions; voice votes recorded
Summary
The council approved minutes and claims, election results, a partial pay estimate for Schmidt Construction, a bid to replace the municipal building stairs, fire contracts with townships, a lease with the Learning Fund House, and two resolutions (18-24 and 19-24) by voice votes; the transcript records motions and seconds but not individual roll-call tallies.
At the meeting the council handled a number of routine and contract items and approved several motions by voice vote.
The council approved last month’s minutes and the claims for payment after a staff clarification about an Excel billing item (transcript lists the total as 15528). The council then approved the election results from the Nov. 5 election by voice vote.
Public-works and contracts: The council approved Schmidt Construction pay estimate number three for a municipal project and approved a bid to remove and replace the front stairs/platform at the municipal building. The transcript records a bid amount transcribed as "$7,80" (appears to be a transcription or formatting error); the mover for the stairs motion is not identified in the transcript but a second was recorded. Council members discussed ramp clearance and whether railings were included.
Intergovernmental and program approvals: The council approved fire contracts with surrounding townships for 2025 with no changes to the language; it also approved the lease agreement with the Learning Fund House as presented for 2025. The council approved Resolution 18-24 delegating registration of cannabis retailers to the county, and Resolution 19-24 designating the annual polling place for 2025.
Votes in the transcript were recorded as voice votes with members saying "I"; the transcript does not contain roll-call tallies or named yes/no votes for each motion.
