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Council approves reimbursements for Mayor and council member travel; both abstain on their own claims
Summary
Council voted to reimburse Mayor McGhehey $532.16 and Councilman Hitchcock $975.16 for Midwinter Conference travel (Feb. 23–24); each official abstained from the vote on their own reimbursement.
The council approved two separate motions to reimburse travel and meal expenses for attendance at the Midwinter Conference in Lincoln on Feb. 23–24, 2026. A motion to reimburse Mayor Ammie McGhehey $532.16 passed with Turman, Hitchcock, Mashburn and Yates voting aye; Mayor McGhehey abstained from the vote on his own claim.
Separately, the council approved reimbursement of $975.16 to Councilman Hitchcock with Mashburn, Yates, Turman and McGhehey voting aye and Councilman Hitchcock abstaining. The minutes record the roll-call tallies and abstentions; no further controversy or discussion was recorded.
