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Votes at a glance: council approves amendment to appointments, wage adjustments and equipment purchases
Summary
At the meeting the council amended Resolution 3422 to remove a fire chief appointment, approved wage increases for three employees, authorized a software vendor replacement, and approved purchase of a Gilbertville salt spreader; some vote counts were not fully specified in the transcript.
The Hudson City Council recorded several formal actions during the meeting:
• Resolution 3422 (appointments) — Amended to remove the fire chief appointment and proceed only with the police chief appointment. The amendment passed after a roll-call-style confirmation; council discussion referenced four members present and one absent and described the outcome as a simple-majority carry (members described the vote verbally as roughly three to one).
• Resolution 3424 (wage increases) — Council approved modest wage adjustments for three city employees. Staff said the aggregate average hourly increase is $3.73, which the meeting discussion translated to roughly $7,736 per affected employee annually using a 280-hour example; the motion carried.
• Software procurement — Council moved and carried a motion to replace G Works with Civic Systems under vendor terms discussed (staff cited approximately $56,000 total cost and a $28,000 down payment at signing; staff will finalize contract terms and any needed budget amendments).
• Salt spreader purchase (Item F) — Council authorized the public works director to purchase a Gilbertville hydraulic salt spreader at the negotiated price stated in discussion as not to exceed $6,000; staff said a comparable new unit would run $25,000–$30,000.
Transcript-based vote tallies were not consistently recorded in full; where the meeting verbatim indicated counts (for Resolution 3422 participants described a simple-majority result), that is reported above. For other motions the transcript records "motion carried" but does not list a formal roll-call tally in the record.
