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Votes at a glance: Genola council approves budgets, ordinance, expenditures and contracts
Summary
The Genola Town Council approved minutes, expenditures of $451,570.72, amended FY2026 budget (Resolution 2026-03), proposed FY2027 budget (Resolution 2026-04), Ordinance 2026-06 (Public Facilities zone), and awarded a $10,380 road study contract to Jones & DeMille; a rodeo event request was not acted on after organizers did not attend.
At its June 17, 2026 meeting, the Genola Town Council recorded a series of unanimous votes among members present on routine and policy items. Key actions and recorded outcomes from the minutes are listed below.
Minutes and expenditures - Motion to approve minutes from May 20, 2026: Moved by Councilman Brenan Jackson, seconded by Councilman Chad Coburn. Vote: Mayor Neil Brown — YES; Councilman Grant Lundberg — YES; Councilman Curtis Thomas — ABSENT; Councilman Brenan Jackson — YES; Councilman Chad Coburn — YES. Outcome: approved. - Motion to approve expenditures totaling $451,570.72: Moved by Mayor Neil Brown, seconded by Councilman Brenan Jackson. Vote recorded with Curtis Thomas absent; motion passed.
Budgets and ordinance - Resolution 2026-03 (amended FY2026 budget): Moved by Brenan Jackson, seconded by Curtis Thomas. Vote: all present voted YES. Outcome: approved. - Resolution 2026-04 (proposed FY2027 budget): Moved by Curtis Thomas, seconded by Chad Coburn. Vote: all present voted YES. Outcome: approved. - Ordinance 2026-06 (adds Public Facilities zone to town code): Moved by Mayor Neil Brown, seconded by Brenan Jackson. Vote: all present voted YES. Outcome: adopted. The new zone provides regulatory framework for town-owned buildings (no minimum lot size; 15-foot setback requirement).
Contracts and other motions - Engineering study: The council accepted Jones & DeMille Engineering’s proposal (traffic counts and pavement coring) for $10,380. Moved by Brenan Jackson, seconded by Curtis Thomas. Vote: all present voted YES. Outcome: approved. - Request for a rodeo event by organizers Saul Mosqueda and Manuel Basillas: Organizers did not attend to present; council expressed concern about policing/legal costs at similar events and took no action. - Motion to adjourn: Moved by Curtis Thomas, seconded by Brenan Jackson; vote recorded all YES. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Why it matters: The approved budget resolutions and ordinance set fiscal and regulatory direction for the coming year; the road-study contract will produce data to support infrastructure requests or negotiations. The rodeo request remains unresolved until organizers present details.
Provenance: Each item above is recorded in the meeting minutes for June 17, 2026.
