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Votes at a glance: Highland City Council approves bids, resolutions and expenditures in short Jan. 5 session
Summary
In a roughly nine-minute meeting the Highland City Council unanimously approved routine minutes, two bid awards (including a $235,468.79 parking-lot contract), a fair-housing resolution, a grant application for Silver Lake improvements, and accepted the expenditures report covering Dec. 13–Jan. 2.
The Highland City Council on Jan. 5 handled a set of routine but official actions in a short, unanimous session.
Motions approved (all roll calls recorded as yes from Councilmembers Klaus, Bellm and Napper):
- Approval of the Dec. 15, 2025 Regular Session minutes: moved by Councilwoman Bellm, seconded by Councilman Klaus; motion carried.
- Approval of the Dec. 15, 2025 Executive Session minutes: moved by Councilwoman Bellm, seconded by Councilman Klaus; motion carried.
- Approval of Notice of Municipal Letting, Bid #E-18-25 (utility storage building): moved by Councilwoman Bellm, seconded by Councilman Napper; motion carried.
- Award of Bid #PW-05-25 for Main Street and Pine Street parking lot expansion to Gelly Excavating and Construction for $235,468.79: moved by Councilman Napper, seconded by Councilwoman Bellm; motion carried.
- Acceptance of Expenditures Report #1305 (Dec. 13, 2025 through Jan. 2, 2026): moved by Councilwoman Bellm, seconded by Councilman Klaus; motion carried.
- Adoption of Bill #26-01 / Resolution #26-01-3242 supporting fair housing (annual resolution): moved by Councilwoman Bellm, seconded by Councilman Napper; motion carried.
- Approval of Bill #26-02 / Resolution #26-01-3243 authorizing application to the Madison County Sustainability Grant Program for Highland Silver Lake improvements: moved by Councilwoman Bellm, seconded by Councilman Napper; motion carried.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by Councilman Napper, seconded by Councilwoman Bellm; the session ended at 6:39 p.m.
The minutes list attendance and staff in the opening segment; they do not record any public comments or dissent on the listed items. The document signatures include Kevin B. Hemann as Mayor and Barbara Bellm as City Clerk; the minutes also repeatedly refer to motions by "Councilwoman Bellm." The record does not explicitly state whether the council member named Bellm and the City Clerk listed as Bellm are the same individual; the article avoids conflating those roles.
