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Tecumseh City Council approves wage recommendations, airport agreements and several contracts
Summary
At its Aug. 4, 2025 regular meeting, the Tecumseh City Council approved 2025–26 wage recommendations (4–1), authorized an interlocal agreement and a fund transfer to the Tecumseh Airport Authority, and approved multiple capital payments and contracts including a $131,788.31 pay application.
The Tecumseh City Council on Aug. 4, 2025, in a regularly scheduled meeting at the Utilities Conference Room, approved a package of personnel and capital actions and heard routine departmental reports.
The council voted to adopt the recommended wage schedule for the 2025–26 fiscal year. Councilmember Travis Goracke moved the measure; Councilmember Lorie Topp seconded. The motion passed 4–1, with Councilmembers Brian Britt, Travis Goracke, Tyler Speckmann and Lorie Topp voting aye and Councilmember Lance Beethe voting no. Councilmember Alicia Brommer was absent.
Councilmembers also approved a resolution denying the allocation of levy authority to the Tecumseh Airport while authorizing a transfer of funds to the airport pursuant to an interlocal agreement. The resolution was introduced by Councilmember Lorie Topp, seconded by Tyler Speckmann, and passed unanimously. The council separately approved the related interlocal agreement with the Tecumseh Airport Authority by a unanimous vote (motion by Topp, second by Brian Britt).
On procurement and capital items, the council approved a two-year lease for Flock license-plate-recognition cameras at $16,750 per year (motion by Travis Goracke; second by Lorie Topp), approved the rendered plan for the Event Center project prepared by Lamp Rynearson (motion by Brian Britt; second by Lorie Topp), and awarded sidewalk work on Lincoln Street (between 9th and 6th streets) and an alleyway between the park and pool to Mahoney Concrete after rejecting prior quotes (motion by Tyler Speckmann; second by Travis Goracke). All procurement votes were unanimous.
The council approved Pay Application No. 4 from Farabee Mechanical for the Power Plant project in the amount of $131,788.31 (motion by Lance Beethe; second by Brian Britt), and approved the consent agenda, which included minutes of the July 21, 2025 meeting and payment of city bills (motion by Tyler Speckmann; second by Lorie Topp). Both measures passed unanimously.
Staff updates delivered during the regular agenda included a City Clerk report that the library’s 25th anniversary is upcoming and that staff are completing budget work for fiscal 2025–26 and will begin phases of the 2024–25 annual audit. City staff member Doug Goracke provided street, economic development, utility and parks updates: ROW items have been addressed, patch mix has been ordered, dirt work for Arrowhead Drive is scheduled pending weather, staff are preparing documents for a Grid Grant and a CDBG DTR application and working on a Brownfield grant, and NDOT is finalizing bid documents for the DTR project. Goracke also reported that the JCH relocation project is nearing completion, cooling and generation-unit work is under way, recent water leaks were repaired, sewer jetting was conducted on 2nd Street, and storm calls were handled. Parks staff reported the pool has closed for the 2025 season and repairs to the tennis and basketball courts will begin in September or October.
After the regular agenda items the council proceeded to a budget work session. The meeting adjourned at 6:02 p.m.
