8/17/26 Tekoa City Council Meeting

Tekoa City Council meeting, August 17, 2026: Council approved two invoices, stated in the transcript as $891 and approximately $3,740. Members discussed revising the city’s financial policy, including whether to lower the current $5,000 purchase-approval threshold; staff was asked to review prior-year purchases and return with information for consideration at the September meeting. The policy draft also referenced formal competitive bidding for purchases of $15,000 and above, which members said should be verified. As examples of routine spending, staff cited sewer-plant chemicals costing $4,800 and water-system chemicals costing $1,800. The council discussed a road project involving double chip seal estimated at about $15,000, with roughly $10,000 available in the street-levy budget and an estimated $5,000 gap. Members favored considering the work while contractors were available, but the transcript does not clearly record a final funding vote or the source of funds. A cemetery tree-removal job was reported complete by local provider Andy; no price was stated.

Other financial and administrative matters included a reported $13,000 cost for the current state audit, compared with an earlier estimate of about $26,000, and a request to obtain costs for potentially moving from two-year to three-year audits. The council also discussed comparing building-inspector fee arrangements and possible local service options, without a decision. It approved carrying an employee’s accumulated compensatory time into 2027. A motion approving a previously signed settlement and reimbursing AWC passed, with six votes in favor and one abstention; no amount was provided.