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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Minutes 09.27.20221 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAUREL September 27, 2022 A regular meeting of the City Council of Council Chambers and called to order by Mayor ] 2022. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Michelle Casey W Richard ] City of Laurel, Montana, was held in the Waggoner at 6:29 p.m. on September 27, Heidi Sparks Richard Herr Iry Wilke Bill Mountsier COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Emelie Eaton OTHER STAFF PRESENT: Michele, raukmann, Civil City Attorney Brittney Moorman, Administrative Assistant Stan Lanve, Police Chief Steven Baumgartner, Police Officer Travis Pit s, Police Captain Jared An lin, Police Sergeant Jacksonooth, Police Officer Josh McF land, Police Officer Jean Kerr�Judge Mayor Waggoner led the Pledge of Allegiance to the ►fIWL11 117.3 • Approval of Minutes of August 23, 2022. Motion by Council Member Sparks to approve the 2022, as presented, seconded by Council Member N discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All sei carried 7-0. • Approval of Minutes of Special City Council flag. iinutes of the regular meeting of August 23, ke. There was no public comment or council i council members present voted aye. Motion ing of September 6, 2022. Motion by Council Member Herr to approve the minutes of the special meeting of September 6, 2022, as presented, seconded by Council Member Sparks. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present„ voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Approval of Minutes of September 13, 2022. Motion by Council Member Wilke to apI September 13, 2022, as presented, seconded by Coi comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. CORRESPONDENCE: • Beartooth RC&DSeptember Correspondence COUNCIL DISCLOSURE OF EX -PARTE the minutes of the regular meeting of I Member Mountsier. There was no public motion. All seven council members present .TIONS: None. Council Minutes of September 27, 2022 PUBLIC HEARING: • Public Hearing: An Ordinance Amending Section 2.20.010 Of The Laurel Municipal Code Relating To The City Court Clerk For The City Of Laurel Mayor Waggoner opened the public hearing and asked) Staff to present the item. Michele Braukmann, Civil City Attorney, briefly Mayor Waggoner opened the floor for public comm( the public hearing were posted in the council chamb( Mayor Waggoner asked three (3) times if there were Mayor Waggoner asked three (3) times if there were Mayor Waggoner stated that he would not have Staff • Public Hearing: An Ordinance Amending Municipal Code Relating To The General P. Mayor Waggoner opened the public hearing and Michele Braukmann, Civil City Attorney, briefly Mayor Waggoner opened the floor for public the public hearing were posted in the council Mayor Waggoner asked three (3) times if there were Mayor Waggoner asked three (3) times if there were Mayor Waggoner stated that he would not have Staff CONSENT ITEMS: • Claims entered through September 23, A complete listing of the claims and their • Approval of Payroll Register for PPE • Approval of Payroll Register for Retro Pay • Approval of Payroll Register for PPE 9/1 The Mayor asked if there was any separation of Motion by Council Member Klose to approve Council Member Sparks. There was no public comm the motion. All seven council members present voted CEREMONIAL CALENDAR: None. REPORTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: • Budget/Finance Committee Minutes of Septem • Public Works Committee Minutes of August 1: • Emergency Services Committee Minutes Augu • Library Board Minutes of July 12, 2022. • Library Board Minutes of August 9, 2022. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (THREE - the proposed changes. and stated that copies of the rules governing proponents. There were none. opponents. There were none. to questions as there were none. 1.01 (Code Adoption) Of The Laurel Staff to present the item,. the proposed changes. and stated that copies of the rules governing proponents. There were none. opponents. There were none. to questions as there were none. is on file in the Clerk/Treasurer's Office. totaling $216,114.43. $4,632.18. totaling $210,834.16. items. There was none. the consent items as presented, seconded by nt or council discussion. A vote was taken on ve. Motion carried 7-0. ;r 13, 2022. 2022. 22, 2022. LIMIT): None. ►�J 1 Council Minutes of September 27, 2022 SCHEDULED MATTERS: • Motion to allow Council Member Sparks toe absent from the City of Laurel for more than ten days. (LMC 2.12.060) Motion by Council Member Mountsier to alioCouncil Member Sparks to be absent from the City of Laurel for more than ten days, seconded by Council Member Wilke. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was'taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Appointment of Gabriel Seibert to the Laurel Police Department. Motion by Council Member Mize to approve t e Mayor's appointment of Gabriel Seibert to the Laurel Police Department, seconded by Council Member Sparks. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. Judge Kerr swore in Officer Seibert. Police Chief Langve pinned Officer Seibert with his badge. All law enforcement officers present recited the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics. • Resolution No. R22-64: A Resolution Of T�e City Council Authorizing The Addition Of City Of Laurel Deputy Clerk/Treasurer tuber Hatton To All City Accounts. Motion by Council Member Sparks to approve Resolution No. R22-64, seconded by Council Member Mize. There was no public commentor coup it discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion arried 7-0. • Ordinance No. 022-04: An Ordinance Municipal Code Relating To The City Reading) ing Section 2.20.010 Of The Laurel Clerk For The City Of Laurel (2"d Motion by Council Member Klose to adopt Ordinance No. 022-04, seconded by Council Member Mountsier. There was no public comment or council discussion. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. Council Members Sparks, Herr, Wilke, Mountsier, Klose, Wheeler, and Mize voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. • Ordinance No. 022-05: An Ordinance A' ending Chapter 1.01 (Code Adoption) Of The Laurel Municipal Code Relating To Th � General Provisions (2"d Reading) Motion by Council Member Wilke to adopt rdinance No. 022-05, seconded by Council Member Mountsier. There was no public comment or council discussion. A roll call vote was taken on the motion. Council Members Sparks, Herr, Wilke, Mountsier, Klose, Wheeler, and Mize voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AG COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ( COUNCIL DISCUSSION: None. MAYOR UPDATES: Council Member Eaton is in Washington, D.C., this Hello Montana will be running a story on projects The Mayor spoke about the possibility of the obscenities. UNSCHEDULED MATTERS: None. ADJOURNMENT: : None. LIMIT): None. and will bring back lots of information. the City. exploring an ordinance regarding the use of Council Minutes of September 27, 2022 Motion by Council Member Mize to adjou the council meeting, seconded by Council Member Mountsier. There was no public comment or council discussion. A vote was taken on the motion. All seven council members present voted aye. Motion carried 7-0. There being no further business to come before the C uncil at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 6:54 p.m. Brittneyoornon, Administrative Assistant Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, on this 11th day of October 2022. Attest: nvy S e ker, Clerk/Treasurer 1 Dave Waggoner, Mayor 4 1