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Finance committee enacts Responsible Recycling Unit ordinance and seeks $125,000 one-year line of credit for equipment

Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee approved a Responsible Recycling Unit ordinance and voted to solicit bids for a $125,000 one-year line of credit to fund a fire truck, fire station approach repairs, and a police vehicle. Both motions carried.

The Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee voted to enact the Responsible Recycling Unit ordinance and authorized staff to solicit bids for a one-year line of credit of $125,000 to fund capital purchases.

Committee member David Abendroth moved to approve enactment of the Responsible Recycling Unit ordinance; Committee member Dennis Treimstra seconded the motion, which carried. The ordinance was not read into the record in detail during the meeting and no vote tallies were provided in the minutes.

Separately, the Committee approved a motion by Dennis Treimstra, seconded by Joseph Kazda, to solicit bids from the two local banks for a one-year $125,000 line of credit. Committee documents indicate the credit would be used to finance three capital needs: the purchase of a fire truck, repair of the fire station approach, and purchase of a police vehicle. The motion carried; the record does not include specific bid deadlines or which department will administer the borrowing once bids are received.

The meeting minutes do not include roll-call vote tallies for either motion. The minutes record the motions and that both carried. The Committee adjourned at 7:24 p.m.