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Council to buy city-owned phone for clerk, asks staff to draft usage policy

Runnells City Council · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Council discussed adding a city-owned cell phone for the city clerk; city legal advised purchase rather than stipend and the council directed staff to draft a policy limiting phone use to official business.

Council discussed whether to provide the city clerk with a cell phone. Legal Wright advised the council that the city should purchase the device rather than pay a stipend to the employee. Council directed staff to draft a policy specifying that the phone be for city use only.

The discussion was recorded under Old Business; no dollar amount or procurement timeline was noted in the transcript, and the council did not take a separate binding vote to purchase at this meeting.