Sep 21, 2026

City Council Meeting · 12 recorded votes · Present at roll call: Skeries, Jones, Barry, Campbell, Harms · Absent: none listed

All votes

Every vote in the official minutes, in agenda order. Routine items on this meeting (3): agenda, adjournment. Full minutes for the whole Sep 21, 2026 meeting (printed in the agenda packet for 2026-10-06 (pages 73-78)) (saved copy)

• Vote 1Approval of the Agenda Motion: APPROVEPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 1
• Vote 2A. Public Hearing on the Intention to Issue Not to Exceed $8,500,000 Private College Revenue Bonds (Grand View University Project), Series 2026 Motion: open the public hearing at…Passed 5–0 · Count only · $8,500,000 · Minutes, p. 1 · Full page →

  What this means: Public hearing. A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides. Hearings are required by law for some actions, such as budgets, rezoning and borrowing.

• Vote 3Close the public hearing at 6:06 PM — Public Hearing on the Intention to Issue Not to Exceed $8,500,000 Private College Revenue Bonds (Grand View University Project), Series 2026Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Public hearing. A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides. Hearings are required by law for some actions, such as budgets, rezoning and borrowing.

• Vote 4I Consideration of Resolution No. 2026-60 - A Resolution Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of Private College Revenue Bonds (Grand View University Project), Series 2026 Of…Passed 5–0 · Count only · $8,500,000 · Minutes, p. 1 · Full page →

  What this means: Bonds and notes. Borrowing. The city sells bonds or notes to raise money now for projects and repays it with interest over years. General obligation (GO) debt is repaid from property taxes.

• Vote 5Consent Agenda: Any item on the Consent Agenda may be removed for separate consideration. Motion: APPROVEPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 2

  What this means: Consent agenda. A list of routine items the council approves together in one vote, without separate discussion. Any member can ask to pull an item out for its own vote.

• Vote 6B. Consideration of Resolution No. 2026-62 A Resolution Approving an Independent Administrative Services Agreement with Hart Halsey LLC DBA Extra Duty Solutions Police Chief Roth…Passed 4–1 · Count only · Minutes, p. 3 · Full page →

  What this means: Resolution. A formal council decision, usually made in one vote. It approves a specific action, such as a contract, plan or policy, without changing the city code.

• Vote 7D. Consideration of Adopting Ad-Hoc Benefits Committee Recommendations, Updated Employee Handbook and Cell Phone Policy City Administrator Plagge presented recommendations from…Passed 4–1 · Count only · $62,000 · Minutes, p. 3 · Full page →
• Vote 8E. Consideration of Tobacco Retail Device Application - Super Quick Mart - 7690 Hickman Road City Clerk Adam Strait presented the City’s first tobacco retail device permit…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 4
• Vote 9F. Motion: APPROVEPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 1
• Vote 10Council expressed differing views on whether helmets should be required or encouraged and discussed the difficulty of defining which devices should be subject to the requirement.…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 4
• Vote 11H. Discussion of City Administrator Evaluation Councilor Harms presented a summary of the City Administrator’s annual performance evaluation. Motion: Harms for a 1.5 percent…Passed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 5
• Vote 12Adjourn at 8:11 PMPassed 5–0 · Count only · Minutes, p. 1

  What this means: Adjourning. The routine vote that ends the meeting.