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Tecumseh City Council approves $217,798.55 pay application for Farabee Mechanical and adopts consent agenda
Summary
At its Sept. 15 meeting, the Tecumseh City Council approved Pay Application #5 to contractor Farabee Mechanical for $217,798.55 and adopted the consent agenda (Sept. 2 minutes and payment of city bills). Votes were unanimous among members present; two members were absent.
Tecumseh, Neb. — The Tecumseh City Council on Sept. 15 approved Pay Application #5 to Farabee Mechanical for $217,798.55 and adopted a consent agenda that included approval of the Sept. 2, 2025 minutes and payment of city bills.
Council Member Lorie Topp moved to approve the pay application; Council Member Tyler Speckmann seconded. The motion carried with Council Members Brian Britt, Alicia Brommer, Tyler Speckmann and Lorie Topp voting aye. Lance Beethe and Travis Goracke were recorded as not present.
The approval of Pay Application #5 covers work previously authorized under the city's contract with Farabee Mechanical; the minutes do not include further detail on the specific work completed in this pay application. The consent agenda vote, moved by Council Member Lorie Topp and seconded by Council Member Alicia Brommer, cleared routine business items including the Sept. 2 meeting minutes and payment of city funds.
Mayor Jesse Grof opened the meeting and read the statement on the availability of the current copy of the Open Meetings Act, as recorded in the minutes. A sheriff's report was noted as provided to the Council; the minutes do not specify the report's contents or the presenting officer.
The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. and adjourned at 5:10 p.m. The minutes are signed by City Clerk Janelle Moran and Mayor Jesse Grof. The minutes do not record further debate or questions on either the contractor pay application or the consent agenda items.
