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Coggon council records split votes on LOSAP service-provider resolution
Summary
At a Feb. 4 special meeting the Coggon City Council discussed participation in the Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) and recorded votes on Resolution 20260204-1 to use Lincoln National Life Insurance Company as the program service provider; minutes show three nays and two abstentions and no ayes recorded.
The Coggon City Council considered participation in a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) at a special meeting on Feb. 4, 2026, with Mayor Reenie Montgomery presiding.
Council discussion reflected a preference among members for paying an additional stipend to pay-per-call firefighters rather than committing city funds to a long-term investment described in the minutes as having "many unknowns." The minutes record Resolution 20260204-1 "approving utilizing Lincoln National Life Insurance Company to act as service provider for the program." The recorded votes list three "Nay" votes — Council Member Travis Beckman and Council Members Angie Faust and Jeremy Faust — and two abstentions — Council Members Jeff Harbaugh and Brian Rowe, the latter abstentions noted as due to those members' service on the fire department. The minutes do not list any "Aye" votes; based on the recorded tallies the resolution did not carry according to the written record.
The discussion showed council members weighing short-term stipend payments against an ongoing investment approach to incentivize volunteer or pay-per-call firefighters. City employees Dan Pike and Brenda Quandt attended the meeting and provided administrative support; the minutes do not record direct quotes from staff during the LOSAP discussion.
The council did not record a separate, formal follow-up action on LOSAP in the minutes beyond the resolution and the vote record. The minutes note the abstentions were for reasons of council members' membership on the Fire Department, which the record treats as a conflict-of-interest explanation. The record does not specify next procedural steps for LOSAP; the council may discuss it again at a future meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:24 P.M.
