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Votes at a glance: council approves minutes, utility collections, personnel update and claims; other items tabled
Summary
At the Aug. 20 meeting the council approved Aug. 6 minutes (with correction), voted to place delinquent water/garbage charges on property tax bills, adopted a personnel policy correction on sick‑leave transfer, approved payment of claims, approved the senior‑class Waterworks use request, and tabled a floodplain engineering approval pending county input.
The Choteau City Council on Aug. 20 recorded a series of routine votes and one tabled item:
- Approval of minutes (Aug. 6): Motion made and carried after a member requested a textual correction clarifying a conversation with the fire department.
- Delinquent utility charges on tax roll: Council approved placing delinquent water and garbage charges (typically accounts 90+ days past due) on property tax bills that will be included with the October tax statements; staff said this is an annual process affecting a small number of accounts.
- Personnel policy update (sick‑leave use/transfer): Council approved a clarification to the personnel policy to align language with commonly used municipal practice and to remove an ambiguous annual phrase.
- Claims and bills: Council approved payment of the claims presented; members asked about line items including fuel and tires for the sewer plant.
- Waterworks building use for senior class car wash: Council approved the senior class request for a Sept. 1 fundraiser.
- Floodplain engineering approval (item 4): Council tabled the proposed contract for compaction/elevation verification on two lots pending conversation with county commissioners; the motion was made and carried by voice vote.
Most votes were taken by voice and recorded in the meeting as carried by unanimous or majority voice votes; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
