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Udall City Council approves consent agenda and Community Building lights; reviews employee overtime and CD term
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Udall City Council approved the consent agenda and unanimously authorized maintenance to install parking-lot lights at the Community Building, with the building purchasing fixtures and the city providing electricity. Council discussed vacant-building resolution requirements and listed but did not decide on an employee overtime policy amendment and a CD term change.
Mayor Matt McAllister called the Udall City Council to order at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 in the council room at Udall City Hall and confirmed a quorum with five council members present.
Councilmember Jim Caywood moved to approve the consent agenda; Councilmember Craig Hopkins seconded. Mayor McAllister called the vote and the motion carried with “all ayes.” The transcript does not record individual vote names or a numerical tally.
The council reviewed an old-business item concerning vacant buildings. Mayor McAllister said he had spoken with the city attorney and that, after the hearing on the property, the council must pass a resolution that includes the legal description of the property. No resolution text or subsequent vote is recorded in the meeting transcript.
Under new business the agenda listed three items: a proposed vote to adopt an amended employee handbook (Overtime Pay for City Employees, Rev. 2024), a proposed move to change CD6425 from a 12-month to a six-month term to seek a higher interest rate, and council members’ reports. The transcript records the items as placed on the agenda but contains no recorded votes or motions resolving the employee handbook or the CD term change.
During council reports, Dan Rutschman asked about trees for the berm in the Stewart Addition. Randy Hoffman reported that "DG" had fixed a water leak and raised concerns about road damage at Church Street and 5th Street. Craig Hopkins reported that the Community Building parking-lot lights were not working; Hoffman moved to authorize maintenance to install the lights, with the Community Building purchasing the fixtures and the city providing electricity because the building is provided to the city for the week of Christmas. Jim Caywood seconded. Mayor McAllister called the vote and the motion carried with "all ayes." The transcript does not list individual member votes.
In staff reports Mayor McAllister asked the police department to investigate dash cameras and body cameras and to draft a policy; he also asked staff to search for possible grants to help fund equipment. The office reported that 2022 audit documents have been completed and sent to the auditor and that 2023 records are completed through February. Maintenance reported no items.
Councilmember Jim Caywood moved to adjourn; Councilmember Craig Hopkins seconded. Mayor McAllister called the vote, which the transcript records as "all ayes," and the meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
Next steps: the transcript shows the council placed the employee-handbook amendment and the CD term change on the agenda but records no votes on those items; any formal action on those items is therefore not recorded in these minutes.
