Wheatland council approves consent agenda, OKs SRF loan payment and votes against keeping outdoor warning sirens

Mayor Jeremiah Wiese presided over the Wheatland City Council meeting on Nov. 11, 2024, at Wheatland City Hall. The council unanimously approved the consent agenda and recorded a series of motions including payment of SRF loans due Dec. 1, 2024, and a vote not to keep the city’s emergency outdoor warning sirens.

The consent agenda, presented by the city clerk, included the minutes of the Oct. 14 meeting and the clerk’s financial report. The clerk’s report listed bills paid prior to the meeting and bills payable for the meeting. It showed October gross wages of $14,774.37, total October expenses of $47,354.80 and total October revenues of $256,151.84. Council Member Stankee moved to approve the consent agenda; Council Member Hicks seconded and the motion passed with the record entry "All Ayes." The meeting record does not list individual recorded votes beyond that unanimous notation.

Council Member Fauser moved, and Council Member Hicks seconded, to approve payment of SRF loans due Dec. 1, 2024; the motion passed with "All Ayes." The record does not specify the loan amounts or additional financing details. Later in the meeting, Council Member Hicks moved, and Council Member Fauser seconded, a motion described on the record as "to deny keeping the emergency outdoor warning sirens." That motion was recorded as passing with "All Ayes," indicating the council voted against retaining the sirens; the record contains no further information about disposal, replacement, costs or alternative alerting plans.

The meeting adjourned at 6:46 p.m. after a final motion to adjourn by Council Member Stankee with a second by Council Member Hicks; the motion was recorded as "All Ayes."