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Ashland board approves insurance broker, six-month financial filing, YMCA parking plan and equipment purchase
Summary
The Ashland Board approved four resolutions: retaining 1st State Insurance Agency for property/casualty brokerage, authorizing the mayor to sign the six-month combined financial statement, approving a revised site plan that adds 67 parking spaces at the Southern Boone YMCA, and authorizing purchase of a truck body funded partly by an intra-department asset transfer. Each motion passed by voice vote.
The City of Ashland Board of Aldermen approved four routine resolutions at its meeting following staff presentations and brief discussion.
Resolution 2024-63: insurance brokerage Staff reported the city solicited proposals and received two responses; staff recommended continuing with 1st State Insurance Agency for property/casualty brokerage. Curtis Anderson, broker for 1st State Insurance Agency, described the firm’s municipal work and noted the agency currently serves roughly 30 local municipalities. After a motion and second, the board approved Resolution 2024-63 by voice vote.
Resolution 2024-64: six-month combined financial statement Staff explained the six-month combined financial statement is a mandatory municipal report. The board moved, seconded and approved Resolution 2024-64 authorizing the mayor to sign the financial statement.
Resolution 2024-65: Southern Boone YMCA site plan Planning staff reviewed a revised site plan for the Southern Boone YMCA that adds a larger northern parking addition (49 spaces, with an entrance/exit to South Main Street) and a smaller southern addition (18 spaces plus bus parking) and two ADA spaces near the north entrance. Staff said an existing detention basin will accommodate the additional impervious area and that planning commission concerns about detention details were resolved. After a motion and second, the board approved Resolution 2024-65 by voice vote.
Resolution 2024-66: truck body purchase Public works staff explained that a competitive bid returned one submittal of $9,495 for a tradesman-style truck body versus the original $5,500 budget. To cover the difference, staff proposed an asset transfer: the streets division would take ownership of an existing flatbed and transfer $3,995 to the sewer division’s capital equipment fund; the transferred funds plus the original budget would complete the purchase. After discussion and a second, the board approved Resolution 2024-66 by voice vote.
Votes and next steps Most motions were approved by voice vote with no detailed roll-call tallies recorded in the public proceedings. Staff said they will proceed with implementation steps for approved items and will follow up with the board by email as needed.
