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Altamont reviews utility repairs, pool programs and personnel changes
Summary
Public works reported road and lift-station repairs, scheduling for pool repairs, and noted confined-space and safety training; the city posted a Deputy City Clerk/Treasurer opening and recorded Bridget Merchant’s last day on July 11.
City utility and staff reports at the July 10 meeting described maintenance and training activities and flagged upcoming personnel changes. Public works graded alleys, bladed Meade Road after storms, repaired lake roads and a lift-station mechanical seal, and arranged pool-repair scope work for spring 2026. Staff also reported using UPS to ship water samples after the local Parsons courier stopped transmitting samples to Wichita to maintain compliance.
On personnel, the city posted an opening for Deputy City Clerk/Treasurer and recorded that Bridget Merchant’s last day would be July 11. Employees attended safety meetings on electrical safety and confined-space training; Nathan Barnett and others attended Kansas Municipal Insurance Trust worker-compensation training. The minutes also note the First Session of swimming lessons concluded and the Second Session scheduled for July 14–17 and July 21–24; the Altamont Pool was registered as a Learn to Swim facility with the American Red Cross.
Council took no controversial personnel action in open session; an executive session was held on a non-elected personnel matter under K.S.A. 75-4319(b)(1). The minutes record subsequent bank-signature approvals after executive session.
