Council Minutes - August 23, 2017
SPECIAL MEETING COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRANT, NEBRASKA
August 23, 2017
Council President Darrell Pierce convened a special meeting of the Council of the City of Grant, Nebraska in open and public session on August 23, 2017 at 6:01 p.m. Notice of this meeting was given in advance by publication in the Grant Tribune Sentinel, the City’s designated method for giving notice, August 16, 2017, and members of the City Council and a copy of their Acknowledgment of Receipt and the Agenda are attached to these minutes. Availability of the Agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Mayor and Council of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were recorded while said meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
Council President Darrell Pierce announced the posting of the Open Meetings Act and its location.
Roll call: Present Council members: Bounds, Brueggeman, Greenwood, & Pierce. Absent: Mayor Wyatt.
Others present: City Administrator Dana Harris, City Clerk/Treasurer Jessie Faber, Accountant, Terry Galloway, et al.
The motion was made by Brueggeman and seconded by Greenwood to approve the agenda as presented.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Greenwood to approve the minutes of the August 22, 2017 meeting and waive the reading and seconded by Bounds.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Discussion and Action on 2017-2018 Budget – Discussion took place on the 2017-2018 Budget.
NEW BUSINESS:
Presentation by Terry Galloway on 2017-2018 Budget – Terry Galloway, City Accountant from Almquist, Maltzahn, Galloway & Luth summarized the financial status of the City and answered any questions the council had on the budget.
A motion was made by Bounds to change the levy to .4132 and seconded by Pierce.
Roll call vote: Yeas – Bounds & Pierce. Nays – Brueggeman & Greenwood. Motion failed.
A motion was made by Brueggeman to use $1,225.00 of funds from the General fund in the cash reserve to cover the Library department short fall and seconded by Greenwood.
Roll call vote: Yeas – all present. Nays – none. Motion carried.
Public Comment –Lisa Schmitt
Council President Darrell Pierce adjourned this special meeting of the Grant City Council at 8:12 P.M.
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Darrell Pierce, Council President
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Jessie Faber, City Clerk