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Ruthven council approves cemetery tree contract, rental-lease update and demolition grant
Summary
The Ruthven City Council approved meeting minutes and financial reports, awarded a contract to Woodall Tree Service for cemetery trees, approved an updated lease for a new rental building and approved a demolition grant for the Mad Butchers building. All motions passed; one public-safety item was tabled.
The Ruthven City Council, presided over by Mayor Dustin Johnson, approved a series of routine and project-specific items at its Aug. 27, 2025 meeting, including a cemetery tree contract, an updated rental-lease agreement and a demolition grant for the Mad Butchers building.
In the meeting’s first substantive vote, Councilmember Hailey Derrickson moved and Councilmember Maya Cacek seconded approval of the Aug. 13, 2025 meeting minutes, the claims report, the clerk’s financials and the Street Finance Report; Councilmembers Mitch Anderson, Morgan Miller, Hailey Derrickson and Maya Cacek voted aye (Terrence Williams was recorded absent). The council then voted to award cemetery tree work to Woodall Tree Service on a motion by Morgan Miller, seconded by Hailey Derrickson; the motion passed with the same vote tally.
Later, Councilmember Morgan Miller moved, seconded by Maya Cacek, to approve an updated lease for the city’s new rental building; the motion passed with Anderson, Miller, Derrickson and Cacek voting aye and Williams absent. The transcript does not record lease terms or financial specifics.
Council also approved a demolition grant for the Mad Butchers building on a motion by Hailey Derrickson, seconded by Mitch Anderson; the motion passed with the same vote pattern. The meeting record does not specify the grant amount or funding source.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of Aug. 13 minutes, claims report, clerk’s financials and Street Finance Report — Moved: Hailey Derrickson; Second: Maya Cacek; Outcome: approved (Anderson, Miller, Derrickson, Cacek aye; Williams absent). - Woodall Tree Service contract for cemetery trees — Moved: Morgan Miller; Second: Hailey Derrickson; Outcome: approved (Anderson, Miller, Derrickson, Cacek aye; Williams absent). - Updated lease for new rental building — Moved: Morgan Miller; Second: Maya Cacek; Outcome: approved (Anderson, Miller, Derrickson, Cacek aye; Williams absent). Lease terms not specified. - Demolition grant for Mad Butchers building — Moved: Hailey Derrickson; Second: Mitch Anderson; Outcome: approved (Anderson, Miller, Derrickson, Cacek aye; Williams absent). Grant amount/funding not specified.
The council adjourned at 7:15 p.m. on a motion by Derrickson with Cacek seconding. The meeting minutes were signed by Mayor Dustin Johnson and City Clerk Jessica Schneider.
