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Ruthven City Council approves pay application for water plant, sets trick-or-treat hours tied to Titans game
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting, the Ruthven City Council approved routine minutes and financial reports, authorized pay application No. 12 for the water treatment plant, agreed to let the mayor approve an unspecified change if needed, and set trick-or-treat hours contingent on a Titans game; attorney review was requested for the Mad Butcher property.
Ruthven — The Ruthven City Council met Oct. 8, 2025, at the Ruthven Social Center and approved a set of routine items, including the Sept. 24 meeting minutes, the claims report, the clerk’s financial statements and the Street Finance Report. The motion to approve those items was made by Councilmember Morgan Miller, seconded by Councilmember Hailey Derrickson, and passed 4–0 with Councilmember Terrence Williams absent.
The council also voted to approve pay application No. 12 for the city’s water treatment plant. Councilmember Maya Cacek moved the pay application; Derrickson seconded. The motion passed unanimously among members present (Williams absent).
Councilmember Cacek moved and Councilmember Morgan Miller seconded a recommendation to allow Mayor Dustin Johnson to authorize an unspecified change if it proved necessary; the council approved the recommendation. The transcript does not specify the precise nature of the change being authorized.
Mayor Dustin Johnson reported on the status of the Mad Butcher building and said attorney Stein requested time to review the property abstract. The council did not take a formal action on the property during the meeting.
On a separate motion, Councilmember Mitch Anderson, seconded by Hailey Derrickson, moved to schedule trick-or-treating for Oct. 31 from 5–8 p.m. unless the Titans are playing that evening; if the Titans play, the event will be held instead on Sunday, Nov. 2, from 5–8 p.m. The council voted in favor, with Williams absent.
The meeting concluded with a motion by Maya Cacek, seconded by Hailey Derrickson, to adjourn at 6:42 p.m.; that motion passed.
Actions recorded in the minutes were routine approvals and scheduling decisions; no ordinance readings, appointments or contested votes were recorded in the transcript. The clerk’s signed minutes list Dustin Johnson as mayor and Jessica Schneider as city clerk.
