Broken Bow City Council approves consent agenda and union contract; bills total $198,237.92

Broken Bow — At a March 10, 2020 meeting at the Broken Bow Library, the Broken Bow City Council approved the consent agenda, which included the minutes from Feb. 25, 2020 and bills to date, and ratified a union contract covering Oct. 1, 2019 through Sept. 30, 2022.

The council recorded Total Bills = $198,237.92. The list of payments read into the record included a $25,095.01 street sweeper loan payment, a $17,950 audit expense, and multiple vendor payments (full vendor list included in the meeting minutes). Councilmember Miller moved to approve the consent agenda; Councilmember Holcomb seconded. The motion carried with Councilmembers Holcomb, Schmidt and Miller voting aye and no nays recorded among those present. Chris Myers was excused from the meeting by prior motion and unanimous vote.

Councilmember Holcomb moved to postpone a vote on placing a temporary bathroom in the square until the March 24, 2020 meeting; Councilmember Miller seconded. The motion carried with Miller, Holcomb and Schmidt voting aye.

The council also approved a union contract that the minutes list as effective Oct. 1, 2019 through Sept. 30, 2022. The motion to approve the contract was recorded as carried with Councilmembers Schmidt, Miller and Holcomb voting aye; the minutes do not include further details of the contract terms.

Mayor Rod Sonnichsen opened the floor for comments from the mayor and councilmembers and then for public comment; the minutes record no comments during either opportunity. Councilmember Holcomb moved to adjourn at 6:55 p.m.; the motion was seconded and carried.

Details listed in the meeting minutes indicate routine municipal business and formal actions taken by the council; where the minutes do not provide additional specifics (for example, contract provisions or wellness-program details), the transcript is marked as "not specified."