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Sedan council approves bills, authorizes bank signatory change and reviews paving contract
Summary
The council approved bills and payroll of $80,903.92, voted to remove Bryan Blankinship from city bank accounts and add Mayor Kathy Miller, and received a contract update showing Jeff Hull's Paving at $218,752.42 with half paid on execution.
At its March 3, 2026 meeting the Sedan City Council approved bills and payroll totaling $80,903.92 and handled several administrative items including bank signatory changes and follow-up on public works projects.
Crystal Wade moved to approve the bills and payroll; Adam Clark seconded and the motion carried 3–0. The council also approved a motion by Adam Clark, seconded by Wellington Butler, to remove Bryan Blankinship from all city bank accounts and add Mayor Kathy Miller as a signatory; that motion carried 3–0.
Mayor Kathy Miller told the council her annual salary is $5,509.92; $847.68 has already been paid this year leaving $4,662.24. The mayor offered to forgo her remaining salary this year and proposed allocating $2,750.00: a minimum $250.00 per-employee Christmas bonus (total number of bonuses and recipients not specified in the record) and $1,912.24 toward training for city personnel and council members for the municipal convention in October. The council recorded the mayor's proposal in the minutes; no formal vote on the reallocation was transcribed beyond the mayor’s statement and discussion to present details at a future meeting.
Under old business the council confirmed the spring cleanup date as June 5–7, 2026, and tabled a request for a bench for Maryellen Appleby. Under department reports City Clerk Lana Smith reported the street contract with Jeff Hull’s Paving totals $218,752.42, of which half ($109,876.29) was paid at contract execution.
The council also asked for updates on the roof schedule, pool liner repair and dock accessibility; Public Works Superintendent Caleb Ironsyde said he has contacted vendors about the pool liner with limited success, and the clerk said Cameron Williams was asked to install a stopper on the dock while railings remain on the walkway to the dock. Several administrative items, including a proposed SOP for travel and reimbursement and a simplified strategic plan, were tabled or sent back to the clerk for further drafting.
