Lamont council adopts package of administrative policies, certifies delinquent bills and approves 2022 health insurance

The Lamont City Council on Dec. 8 approved a group of administrative policies, certified delinquent city service bills for collection on property tax rolls and voted to provide employee health insurance for 2022.

Council members adopted a series of resolutions that carried unanimously. On a motion by McTaggart and second by Behrens, the council certified delinquent city service bills for collection via property tax (Resolution 21-28). On a motion by Burington and second by Behrens, the council approved employee health insurance coverage for 2022 (Resolution 21-29). The council also adopted an Anti-Residential Displacement & Relocation Assistance Plan (21-30); an Excessive Force Policy (21-31); an Equal Opportunity Policy (21-32); an Affirmative Fair Housing Policy (21-33); a Code of Conduct Policy (21-34); and a Procurement Policy (21-35). All motions were recorded as "all ayes; motion carried."

The council approved the appointment of Justin Cummer to the Lamont Fire Department on a motion by Behrens, seconded by McTaggart; that motion also carried unanimously. The Procurement Policy and other administrative policies are commonly required for compliance with state or federal funding programs; the transcript does not specify a particular grant or funding condition tied to the adoptions.

What happens next: the minutes show the measures passed by unanimous vote. The transcript does not record implementation steps, effective dates for the new policies, or a detailed budget impact analysis tied to the insurance decision, and it does not identify any dissenting votes.