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Bennet council adopts hazard plan, approves five-year trash contract and 6% pay raise
Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting, the Bennet City Council adopted an updated Hazard Mitigation Plan, approved a five-year residential curbside contract with Uribe Refuse Services, authorized bids for a new maintenance building (completion by Aug. 31, 2026) and approved a 6% salary increase for city employees effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The Bennet City Council on Dec. 8 approved several measures intended to update city preparedness, operations and staffing costs. Mayor Ryan Cheney called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. and, after routine roll call by City Clerk Sue Biltoft, the council approved the consent agenda.
Mayor Ryan Cheney introduced an updated Hazard Mitigation Plan and Resolution 2025-11.3 to adopt it; City Engineer Brian Schuele described the changes made to the plan. The council approved Resolution 2025-11.3 as presented. The action implements the city’s updated approach to identifying and reducing risks from natural and other hazards for Bennet residents.
The council then considered an amended contract with Uribe Refuse Services for residential curbside pickup. Matt Blaser of the Solheim Law Office explained revisions from the original three-year bid: the updated agreement is for a five-year term with two annual options to renew and applies to residential curbside service only. The council approved the updated contract.
Council members discussed inspection costs and a potential lease renewal for the Post Office building and voted to table that item until the January 2026 meeting for further information.
City Engineer Brian Schuele presented performance specifications for firms bidding the new Maintenance Building. The council approved soliciting bids with a target completion date of Aug. 31, 2026.
During annual reorganization, Jesse Schmidt moved and Josh Buck seconded the nomination of Pete Simmons as Council President; the transcript records an abstention by Dan Zieg and an apparent duplication in the roll-call listing, but records that the motion carried. The council also approved Resolution 2025-12-1 appointing officials.
The council debated whether to set employee pay as a dollar amount or a percentage and ultimately approved Resolution 2025.12-3 to increase all city employee salaries by 6% effective Jan. 1, 2026.
At 8:11 p.m. the council entered a closed session to discuss litigation and returned to open session at 8:36 p.m. With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.
Actions recorded in the minutes included approval of the consent agenda, adoption of Resolution 2025-11.3 (Hazard Mitigation Plan), approval of the five-year Uribe Refuse Services residential contract, solicitation of bids for the Maintenance Building (work to be completed by Aug. 31, 2026), appointment of officials under Resolution 2025-12-1, and adoption of Resolution 2025.12-3 granting a 6% salary increase to city employees effective Jan. 1, 2026. Several motions were recorded with roll-call tallies in the minutes.
