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Caney council approves payables, hires consultant and moves tourism fund in December meetings
Summary
Across December meetings the Caney City Council approved payables and payroll, agreed to move the Tourism Fund to the Betterment Group, hired Tim Wilson as a city consultant (up to 5 hours/week at $100/hour), authorized advertising sealed bids for a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche, and approved an insurance renewal with Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Most motions passed unanimously or by recorded 5-0 or 7-0 votes.
The Caney City Council took several administrative and financial actions in December 2024 across its regular and special meetings.
Consent agenda and payables: At its Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 meetings the council approved routine items including meeting minutes, payroll and payables. The Dec. 2 minutes list payables totaling $127,292.48 and major vendor entries including Associated Wholesale Groceries ($28,405.09), Acrisure ($34,398.50) and Blue Cross/Blue Shield ($9,424.30). The Dec. 16 minutes show additional payables across multiple vendors (examples include AWG, Evergy, Conrad Fire Equipment and Foundational Change). Motions to approve the consent agenda were recorded as passing without opposition (Dec. 2 vote 7-0; Dec. 16 vote 5-0).
Personnel and contracts: The council approved employing Tim Wilson as a city consultant at a maximum of five hours per week at $100 per hour. The motion (moved by Debbie Wood; seconded by Addie Traxson) passed 5-0. The minutes also record compensation for grant writer Beth Ann Falstad ($24,000) as an approved item.
Programs and administration: Council approved moving the Tourism Fund to the Betterment Group after a motion by Lori Patterson, seconded by Addie Traxson (vote 5-0). The council authorized advertising sealed bids for 30 days for a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 on the city Facebook page and website (motion Debbie Wood; second Lori Patterson; vote 5-0). The council also approved a health/dental insurance renewal through Blue Cross/Blue Shield to match what employees with dependents are paying now; minutes note the city’s share of costs will increase but is expected to be offset by savings in the adopted plan (motion Patterson; second Traxson; vote 5-0).
Infrastructure and grants: The Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 minutes include items related to Horseshoe Construction (final statement for Maple Avenue water line, $34,646, pending a non-meter spigot hook up) and CDBG administrative fees and environmental review drawdown (recorded in minutes as $7,500 and $500 respectively). The council recorded motions approving these items; recorded votes are unanimous where indicated.
Departures and scheduling: The minutes thank outgoing council members Valerie Hurd, Addie Traxson, and Debbie Wood. The council recorded an office closure for Dec. 23 at 12:30 p.m. for a city employee Christmas party and tabled setting a date for a council retreat after Jan. 6, 2025. The next regular meeting was listed as Jan. 6, 2025.
Most actions in the minutes were recorded as passed by unanimous or unopposed votes; the minutes provide limited narrative or debate on most items.
