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Ruthven City Council approves water plant pay application, software purchase and sets budget hearing
Summary
At its April 2 meeting the Ruthven City Council approved Pay Application No. 6 for water treatment plant work, authorized a Banyon Data software purchase for city records, accepted a Palo Alto County grant for an abandoned house, adopted two resolutions (including setting a budget hearing) and adjourned.
The Ruthven City Council met April 2 at the Ruthven Social Center and approved a slate of routine actions, including authorization of a payment for the city's water treatment plant project, purchase of new municipal software and the adoption of two resolutions, one of which sets a public hearing on the 2025–2026 budget.
Mayor Dustin Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Councilmember Hailey Derrickson moved to approve the minutes from the March 26 meeting, the claims report and the clerk's financials; Councilmember Maya Cacek seconded, and the motion passed with Councilmembers Morgan Miller, Hailey Derrickson, Maya Cacek and Mitch Anderson voting aye. Councilmember Terrence Williams was absent for the meeting.
Councilmember Morgan Miller moved, and Councilmember Hailey Derrickson seconded, to approve Pay Application No. 6 related to water system improvements at the water treatment plant; the motion carried with the same four councilmembers voting in favor. The minutes do not list the dollar amount for the pay application.
The council approved acceptance of a Palo Alto County Gaming Demo Grant related to an abandoned house. Councilmember Miller made the motion, Councilmember Derrickson seconded, and the four present councilmembers voted to accept the grant; the grant amount and any attached conditions were not specified in the meeting record.
City Clerk Jessica Schneider presented information about the city's current recordkeeping software and recommended moving forward with a Banyon Data quote. Councilmember Maya Cacek moved to approve the Banyon Data software purchase and Councilmember Hailey Derrickson seconded; the purchase was approved with four ayes, Williams absent. The quoted price was not recorded in the excerpt.
The council also adopted Resolution No. 10-2025 regarding donated funds for a building and approved Resolution No. 11-2025 to set the time and place for a public hearing on the 2025–2026 city budget and to direct publication of notice. Councilmember Morgan Miller moved the budget-hearing resolution, Councilmember Mitch Anderson seconded, and it passed with the same four affirmative votes. The minutes provided in the record do not include the hearing date or the full text of the resolutions.
The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m. after a motion from Councilmember Maya Cacek, seconded by Councilmember Hailey Derrickson. Terrence Williams was recorded as absent for all votes listed in the minutes.
The actions taken at the April 2 meeting are procedural steps in the city's routine administration: the council authorized project payment, accepted a county grant, approved a software purchase, and set the next formal step on the city budget by directing publication and scheduling a hearing. The record provided does not specify dollar amounts for the pay application, the grant, or the software quote, nor does it include the public hearing date; those details will be published per the resolution.
