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Council approves consent agenda, abatements and polling-place agreements for 2026 election cycle
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda that consolidated multiple committee items (master fee schedule amendments, vehicle purchases, intergovernmental agreements) and separately approved recommended tax abatements, annual polling-place agreements with Pennington and Mead counties and the Douglas School District, and a sponsorship/donation waiver for a Douglas School District training on March 3, 2026.
Council approved the consent agenda on a single motion, which bundled multiple items previously reviewed by committee, including ordinance 786 (amendments to the master fee schedule), the military installation resiliency review adoption, intergovernmental contract approvals, and vehicle purchases. Committee reports noted these items had been reviewed and forwarded to consent.
Finance officer Renee Baker (S19) presented multiple abatement recommendations from the Pennington County Department of Equalization for properties where mobile homes were removed or destroyed and for properties with energy exemption corrections; council approved the listed abatements and authorized the finance officer to execute documents. City Clerk Chaz Kolkish (S4) presented annual polling-place agreements with Pennington County, Mead County and the Douglas School District for the 2026 election cycle; council authorized the mayor to sign the agreements. Council also approved a sponsorship/donation waiver allowing Douglas School District to use the community center for training on 03/03/2026.
