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Kensett council approves November bills, notes $221,044.75 sidewalk payment and City Hall HVAC grant
Summary
The Kensett City Council on Nov. 10 approved November bills including a $221,044.75 payment for sidewalk work and recorded receipt of a grant to replace the City Hall HVAC. The council also approved routine agenda items and disbursed payroll and utility payments.
The Kensett City Council approved its November bills at a regular session on Nov. 10, 2025, including a $221,044.75 payment to R. Gaetzke listed for sidewalk work and several routine payroll and utility disbursements.
Council members present — Woltzen, Heiken and Dakin — and Mayor Corey Pulju presided over the meeting. A motion by Dakin, seconded by Woltzen, to approve the list of payable bills carried unanimously; the record does not provide individual vote tallies.
The treasurer reported November revenues of $57,179.81 for the General Fund, $4,452.66 for Utilities and $6,400.32 for Special funds, for total revenues of $68,032.70. Disbursements were reported as $38,335.66 across General, Special, Utilities and Payroll funds.
Notable payables on the approved list included: $221,044.75 to R. Gaetzke (sidewalk), $4,220.00 and $600.00 to Peterson Excavating (gravel and pump use), $754.25 to Quality Pump for repairs, $1,593.15 and $424.84 to R. Bauer (payroll/net and city flags), and $1,595.08 to Waste Management for garbage and recycling. The record includes a $24.62 water charge with the payee not specified in the transcript.
Clerk Krystal Thompson reported the city received the grant it had applied for to fund a new HVAC at City Hall; Mayor Pulju referenced attending a grant acceptance ceremony during his report. The minutes record the grant receipt but do not specify the grantor, amount, or funding terms.
The meeting adjourned after routine business and approval of the bills.
What this means: The large sidewalk payment listed on the bill run is a material municipal expenditure and will materially affect cash flow in the General Fund; the grant for a City Hall HVAC, as reported, should fund an upcoming capital or maintenance purchase but the minutes do not provide grant amount or conditions.
