Dan Britt

The agenda includes presentations from various city departments and commissions, including Recreation, Library, DKEDC, Sheriff, Fire Department, Public Works, City Clerk, and Municipal Services. Key business items include approving soliciting and food truck ordinances, updating fee schedules, addressing a vacated property, reviewing KDHE property cleanup status, and making new board member appointments for the Library and Planning & Zoning. Other topics include water project updates, sales tax for infrastructure, KDHE contract updates, EMC insurance renewal, and wage adjustments.

The agenda includes presentations and reports from various departments (Financial Audit, Pool, Library, Sheriff, Fire Department, Building Inspector, Public Works, and City Clerk), consideration of the 2023 Financial Statement Audit, Ordinance 766 (Schedule of Fees & Costs), Resolution 2024-04 (License, Permit & Other User Fees), appointments to Planning & Zoning and Community Garden, a pool handbook revision, discussion of Solomon Festival Activities, and various consent agenda items. An executive session is scheduled for consultation with the attorney.

The Solomon City Council meeting on October 2, 2023, reviewed the September law enforcement activity log, including 234 hours and 82 calls. A proposal for a ¼ cent sales tax for public safety projects was presented. The council approved a special event permit for a Halloween block party and a resolution declaring a property in violation of city code. Discussions on propane tanks and septic tanks were tabled to future meetings.

A meeting was held on September 12, 2022, at 6:00 pm in Solomon, KS, to discuss exceeding the revenue-neutral tax rate. The 2023 budget was set at $540,945, resulting in a mill levy of approximately 61.893. Resolution No. 2022-02, authorizing a property tax exceeding the revenue-neutral rate of 59.195 mills, was adopted unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 pm.

The Solomon City Council meeting on April 3, 2023, covered law enforcement activity reports, USD #393 building project updates (ahead of schedule, with some delays), approval of a professional service agreement with North Central Regional Planning Commission for water improvements ($14,250), and various staff reports including pool hours adjustments, fire department updates (truck repair, military chassis option), maintenance department activities, and city clerk reports on garage sales and economic development updates. The council also approved the consent agenda, including minutes from the March 6, 2023 meeting.