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Montrose council awards $13,500 security upgrade, approves generator sale and other routine items; denies appeal
Summary
The Montrose City Council voted Dec. 23 to award a $13,500 City Hall security upgrade to Mantei & Sons Construction and approved several routine items including the sale of a DPW generator, adoption of an administrative code, a poverty-exemption resolution, denial of an appeal, and an appointment to the Board of Review.
Montrose City Council members on Dec. 23 approved a package of routine and operational measures, including awarding a $13,500 bid to Mantei & Sons Construction for security upgrades at City Hall.
The council voted 5-2 to award the security upgrade after an earlier attempt to table the bid failed on a 2-5 vote. Councilmembers Mark Richard and Ryan Heslop voted to table and later opposed the award; five other members voted to approve the contract.
Other formal actions taken during the meeting included unanimous votes to approve the sale of the Department of Public Works generator; to adopt an Administrative Code; to reaffirm the Board of Review’s poverty exemption guidelines by resolution; and to approve an Arbor Day proclamation. The council also denied an appeal from Kelley Grant by a 7-0 vote and approved Margaret Coomer as the alternate member of the Board of Review, 7-0.
Several motions recorded who moved and seconded them: Mark Richard moved to approve the meeting agenda (seconded by Robert Arnold), Mayor Banks moved to nominate M.J. Dailey as January 2026 Citizen of the Month (seconded by Mark Richard), and Melissa Hoose moved to approve the consent agenda (seconded by Lori Machuk). Where vote tallies were reported, the minutes show counts but do not break down individual yes/no votes except when a small minority was named (for the security upgrade votes the minutes named Richard and Heslop as the two who opposed the tabling motion and later voted no on the award).
No ordinances or multi-meeting legislative measures were adopted that require additional procedural steps; the minutes record most items as routine approvals or single-meeting resolutions. The meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Approval of meeting agenda: Motion by Mark Richard; second by Robert Arnold; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (approved). - Citizen of the Month (nomination of M.J. Dailey): Motion by Mayor Banks; second by Mark Richard; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (approved). - Consent agenda (minutes, bills, department reports & schedules): Motion by Melissa Hoose; second by Lori Machuk; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (approved). - Sale of DPW generator: Motion by Robert Arnold; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (approved). - Administrative Code adoption: Motion by Todd Pangle; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (approved). - Resolution reaffirming Board of Review poverty-exemption guidelines: Motion by Robert Arnold; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (approved). - Appeal from Kelley Grant (denied): Motion by Todd Pangle; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (denied). - Arbor Day proclamation: Motion by Todd Pangle; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (approved). - Security upgrade to City Hall (Mantei & Sons Construction) — initial motion to table: Motion by Mark Richard; second by Ryan Heslop; vote: Ayes 2 (Richard/Heslop), Nays 5 (motion failed). - Security upgrade to City Hall — award and contract ($13,500): Motion by Melissa Hoose; second by Lori Machuk; vote: Ayes 5, Nays 2 (Richard/Heslop) (approved). - Appointment — Margaret Coomer, Board of Review alternate: Motion by Mark Richard; vote: Ayes 7, Nays 0 (approved).
The minutes record these outcomes but provide limited detail about contract terms beyond the $13,500 award figure and do not include formal contract documents in the minutes. The council recorded no split votes by name except where the minutes explicitly listed dissenting members for the security upgrade item.
