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Bowdle council approves routine agenda, minutes, claims and several council motions
Summary
At the Aug. 5 meeting the council approved the agenda, July minutes, payment of healthcare claims, an open‑container permit for the Firemen’s Banquet, surplusing of airport land, QuickBooks training for the finance officer, and other routine motions; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The City of Bowdle council recorded unanimous approval of multiple routine motions during its Aug. 5 regular meeting. Motions recorded in the minutes include approval of the meeting agenda (mover: Mike Gunderson; second: Darryn Barnhardt), approval of the July 8 meeting minutes (mover: Margaret Bobby; second: Amber Shaykett) and adjournment at 9:45 p.m. (mover: Amber Shaykett; second: Mike Gunderson).
Other motions recorded as approved (all recorded as unanimous): adoption of a revised Bowdle Healthcare Center drug‑free workplace policy (mover: Mike Gunderson; second: Rex Gab); surplus of an ultrasound machine (mover: Darryn Barnhardt; second: Mike Gunderson); approval of Healthcare Center payment of claims (mover: Rex Gab; second: Darryn Barnhardt); authorization for IMEG to advertise sanitary sewer improvements (mover: Margaret Bobby; second: Russ Maier); approval of a Fire Department banquet open‑container permit (mover: Darryn Barnhardt; second: Rex Gab); approval to surplus airport land (mover: Russ Maier; second: Rex Gab); approval of a Dahme Construction pay request as reported by NECOG (mover: Margaret Bobby; second: Darryn Barnhardt); and approval for the finance officer to receive QuickBooks training from Cahill Bauer (mover: Margaret Bobby; second: Darryn Barnhardt).
The minutes list the council members present at the start of the meeting: Mayor Rick Boschee and council members Rex Gab, Mike Gunderson, Darryn Barnhardt, Margaret Bobby, Russ Maier and Amber Shaykett. Where votes are recorded, the minutes state that "all voted yes" or "all in favor," which the minutes capture as unanimous approval; individual member vote records are not otherwise detailed.
The council also received the finance officer’s report on July receipts and payroll and was briefed about material defects from the 2020–2021 audit and an action plan to address them. Several administrative and procurement items will return to a future meeting for further action.
