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Trustee Lori Smith left the meeting early

Indianola City Council · Mar 17, 2026 · City government

Recorded in the minutes as “Trustee Lori Smith left the meeting early”. Passed 5–0; Yes: Rabe, Lane, Sones, Dalby, Davis. Amount in the record: $100,000.

How each member voted

OfficialVote
Mellisa SonesYes
Ron DalbyYes
Steve ArmstrongAbsent
Tiffany DavisYes
Josh RabeYes
Bob LaneYes

More from the record

Recorded in the minutes as: “27. Trustee Lori Smith left the meeting early. Motion:”. The minutes add: “The Council Members and Trustees decided on the following renewal items: • Increase the family deductible to $6400 from $6200. • The single deductible will increase to $3400 as required by law. • Set telehealth copay at $25.00. • Keep travel benefit in place and update contract language; update would include changing limit to 150 miles and would add a $200 per diem up to annual limit of $10,000. • Leave stop loss at $100,000. • Keep medical accrual flat. • Keep premiums flat for employees. • Put in 3 premium holidays for FY27 in November, December, and January. • Keep HSA contribution at …”

Motion as recorded: “27. Trustee Lori Smith left the meeting early. Motion:”.

From the vote line in the official minutes, which names each member’s vote. Members not named in the vote line are shown as Not in the record unless the minutes list them absent. Vote line as printed: “On roll call, the vote was AYES: Rabe, Lane, Sones, Dalby, Davis.”.

Source Full minutes for the whole Mar 17, 2026 meeting, p. 1 (saved copy) · Agenda packet · All votes at this meeting

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