Osage City public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
2023 Council Meetings
The Osage City Council approved payments for transformers, a zip‑track, and a playground safety surface. It also approved a $10,000 city match for a Jones Park grant to resurface tennis/pickleball courts. The request to place the South 9th Street Cemetery on the State Historic Register was tabled. Several short executive‑session periods were authorized.
- Approved $10,992.14 Anixter invoice for three transformers for Branine Motors (carried)
- Approved $15,100.39 GameTime 33’ Sky Run Zip Track for Lincoln Park (carried)
- Approved $32,070.00 Ecoturf Playground poured‑in‑place safety surface for Lincoln Park (carried)
- Approved $10,000.00 city match for Jones Park grant to resurface tennis/pickleball courts (carried)
- Tabled request to place South 9th Street Cemetery on State Historic Register (carried)
- Approved 5‑minute executive session for attorney consultation (carried)
- Approved additional 10‑minute executive session for attorney consultation (carried)
- Approved 20‑minute executive session for non‑elected personnel (carried)
2023 Council Meetings
The Council approved a budget amendment for the natural gas fund to account for higher prices in 2023. They also adopted updated public offense and traffic ordinances and approved a corrected bid for electric poles.
- Approved 2023 Gas Fund Budget Amendment to $1,841,819 expenditures
- Approved Ordinance No. 1683 incorporating the Uniform Public Offense Code for Kansas Cities, 39th Edition
- Approved Ordinance No. 1684 incorporating the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities, 50th Edition
- Approved Stella-Jones Electric Pole bid not to exceed $27,000.00 including sales tax
- Approved 2023 Cereal Malt Beverage License for White’s Foodliner
2023 Council Meetings
The City Council adopted the 2024 annual budget and approved several ordinances regarding building codes and land use. The council also authorized contracts for water system GIS and electric poles, and granted a six-month extension on a property condemnation.
- Adopted 2024 Annual Budget with $13,284,878 total expenditures
- Approved $28,605 lump sum payment and $3,600 annual cost to SAM for Water System GIS
- Approved Ordinance No. 1680 amending 2009 International Building Code regarding fence and accessory structure permits
- Approved Ordinance No. 1681 for Dollar General parking lot variance
- Approved Ordinance No. 1682 for conditional use permit for metal home at 1013 Brant Street
- Extended condemnation ordinance for 420 North 5th property by six months
- Approved $24,040 bid from Stella-Jones for 40 electric poles
- Selected October 9th for the next Mayor's Summit