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Council appoints port authority member and adopts 2027 tax budget and levy certification
Summary
Council filled a vacancy on the port authority after nominations and a roll-call vote, then adopted the 2027 tax budget formality and approved a levy-certification resolution. Recorded roll calls and funding estimates were given in the meeting packet.
The Georgetown Village Council considered two governance and financial items in succession: filling a vacancy on the port authority and adopting the 2027 tax budget and related levy-certification resolution.
Port authority vacancy and appointment The mayor described a single vacancy on the port authority and introduced two candidates: a former mayor (named in the packet as Dale, with further surname variants appearing in the transcript) and Steve Ayers, a local farmer and business owner. Council member Pringle nominated the former mayor; Council member Jones also nominated Steve Ayers but that nomination received no second and therefore failed.
A roll-call vote followed for the remaining nominee. The transcript records the following votes by name: Council member Jones (no), Council member Keith (no), Council member Pringle (yes), Council member Raine (abstain), Council member Bakke (yes), and Council member Hicks (yes). The mayor announced the nominee carried the majority and that the nominee would be appointed to the port authority.
Transcript name variants: the meeting packet and discussion used multiple surname forms for the appointee (examples in the transcript include “Dale Powell,” “Dale Kuthall,” and “Dale Cahall/Cavill”). Those inconsistent spellings appear in different segments; council members discussed the candidate’s experience as a former mayor and as someone with public and private contacts beneficial to the port authority’s economic development role.
Tax budget and levy certification Council then considered the 2027 tax budget (a procedural form needed to continue county tax collection). Fiscal staff reviewed schedule A/B estimates: the proposed fire and EMS levy was estimated to collect about $537,000 and the general-fund levy about $80,000 under the schedules provided. Council member Bakke read the resolution title for the tax budget (recorded as resolution number 1440 in the meeting), a motion was made and seconded, and the resolution passed on roll call.
Council also approved a related resolution accepting amounts and rates determined by the budget commission and certifying necessary levies to Auburn County; that motion passed by roll call as recorded in the transcript.
What’s next: The port authority appointment takes effect as announced in council and staff will proceed with required documentation. The clerk/finance staff will move forward with levy certification filings with the county as required.
