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Galena council approves parking spots, awards park fence contract and pays bills
Summary
At its May 27 meeting the Galena City Council approved new parking spots, voted to use Ozark Fence & Supply Co. for a park fence and approved payment of bills after an amendment excluding 1,000 related to 1st Choice Septic; motions were recorded as carried unanimously.
The Galena City Council, chaired by Mayor Fred Barela, met May 27, 2025, and approved several motions including new parking spots, a park fence contract and payment of the city’s bills. The meeting opened at 5:00 p.m. and adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Why it matters: The council’s votes authorize immediate municipal actions — approving parking changes and a vendor for a park fence — and clear routine finance items from the ledger. The minutes show unanimous support for the recorded motions, but individual roll-call votes were not recorded.
Curt Rhodes led a general discussion about parking, after which Councilmember Deana Wells moved to approve parking spots; Councilmember Amanda Parton seconded and the minutes state, “All in favor. Motion Carried.” The transcript does not list individual yes/no votes.
On an old-business park fence item, Councilmember Deana Wells moved to contract with Ozark Fence & Supply Co.; Councilmember Claire Beyer seconded. The minutes again record that the motion carried after an “All in favor” statement.
During the bills and finance portion of the meeting, Councilmember Deana Wells proposed an amendment to exclude 1,000 related to 1st Choice Septic from the bills. Councilmember Amanda Parton then moved to pay the bills, with Wells seconding; the minutes record the motion as carried with the statement “All in favor.” The record does not specify whether the excluded 1,000 is dollars, but it appears in the bills discussion as written in the minutes.
Councilmember Deana Wells moved to approve the April 28, 2025 meeting minutes; Councilmember Amanda Parton seconded and that motion also carried. The council subsequently voted to adjourn; the meeting ended at 5:50 p.m.
The minutes list several old-business items as tabled — including the lab building, plated undeveloped streets, Y-Bridge debris and a spillway noted as “still too wet” — indicating those items remain pending on future agendas.
