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Dwight council plans 2025 budget, sets budget hearing and will notify Evergy to keep 4% franchise rate
Summary
At the Aug. 19 meeting Mayor Pam Goss said she will notify Evergy to keep the franchise rate at 4%; Councilwoman Susan Mulryan will draft the 2025 budget for review and the council set a budget hearing for Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. Additional administrative items include badge photos and a new burn-site sign draft.
During open business and open forum on Aug. 19, Dwight city leaders discussed a series of administrative and budget items.
Mayor Pam Goss said she will send notice to Evergy requesting the franchise rate remain at 4%. Councilwoman Susan Mulryan said she will draft the 2025 budget for review at the September meeting, and the council scheduled a budget hearing for Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. Mayor Goss also informed council and city employees that forms will be completed and pictures taken in September for Entrance Authorization Badges and said she will create a rough draft for a new sign at the burn site.
Other items raised in open forum included a request from Councilwoman Brenda Anderson to discuss Judge White's contract at the September meeting and Councilwoman Ashley Gearhart's suggestion to switch the city website to a different vendor and solicit ideas for the newsletter. The minutes also record that an email was sent to Morris County about tubes; the minutes do not provide additional context about the tubes.
The meeting minutes record these announcements and scheduling items but do not record new ordinances, staff directives beyond notice and scheduling, or detailed budgeting figures. Follow-up actions specified in the minutes are the drafting of the 2025 budget by Councilwoman Mulryan and the budget hearing on Sept. 16.
