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Kearney council approves ordinances including up to $10 million for fire-hall bonds

Kearney City Council · October 28, 2025
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Summary

Council passed three consent ordinances: authorizing up to $10 million in tax anticipation bonds for a new fire hall and equipment, adding small wireless facilities to code, and amending the salary ordinance.

The Kearney City Council voted to pass three ordinances on Oct. 28 after suspending the requirement for three readings. Ordinance No. 87-67 authorizes issuance of public-safety tax anticipation bonds with a principal amount of up to $10,000,000 to construct a new fire hall, purchase a fire engine and public safety equipment and pay related costs.

Ordinance No. 87-68 adds Article 32 (Small Wireless Facilities) to Chapter 3 (Business Regulations) of the city code. Ordinance No. 87-69 repeals Ordinance No. 87-62 and amends the salary ordinance. The council moved to suspend the three-day reading requirement, read the three ordinances by number only and voted to pass them as provided by law.

The motions were seconded and roll-call votes were recorded in the meeting minutes; the transcript records councilmembers voting to approve the measures.

Provenance: ordinance descriptions and motions (SEG 783–SEG 821), votes and passage confirmation (SEG 819–SEG 834).