Lone Tree council opens and closes FY25-26 property tax levy hearing with no public comment

At a special meeting April 2, 2025, the Lone Tree City Council opened a public hearing on the proposed FY25-26 property tax levy, heard no written or oral comments, closed the hearing at 5:37 p.m. and adjourned the meeting. The council approved the meeting agenda and each motion was recorded as carried 4-0.

Mayor Josh Spilman called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and announced attendance: Councilmembers Hamm, Zadow, Goedken and Gluba present; Councilmember Ford absent. The agenda was approved on a motion recorded in the minutes as “Zadow, Gluba motioned to approve the agenda as presented.” The meeting record states that motion “CARRIED 4-0.”

Mayor Spilman then opened the public hearing on the FY25-26 property tax levy at 5:30 p.m. The meeting record notes that "there were no written or oral comments." Councilmember Zadow moved to close the public hearing, with Councilmember Hamm recorded in the minutes alongside Zadow; the motion to close was recorded as carried 4-0 at 5:37 p.m. The transcript-style minutes list subsequent action to adjourn the meeting, again recorded as “Zadow, Gluba motioned to adjourn” and marked “CARRIED 4-0.”

The meeting minutes were attested to by City Clerk Stephanie Dautremont and submitted for publication on April 3, 2025. No formal vote on the property tax levy itself is recorded in these minutes; the public hearing was opened and closed with no public testimony during this special meeting. The council took no additional substantive action on the levy during the session.

Votes at a glance: Approve agenda — carried 4-0 (Hamm, Zadow, Goedken, Gluba yes; Ford absent). Close public hearing — carried 4-0 (Hamm, Zadow, Goedken, Gluba yes; Ford absent). Adjourn meeting — carried 4-0 (Hamm, Zadow, Goedken, Gluba yes; Ford absent).