Minden City Council awards airport fencing contract, authorizes DRA grant, and promotes six employees
The Minden City Council awarded a contract for airport perimeter fencing, authorized Mayor Cox to execute a Delta Regional Authority grant, and established airport hangar fees during its July 8, 2026 meeting. The council also promoted four police officers and two fire department personnel and discussed the 2026-2027 city budget in a separate workshop.
Airport projects
The council voted unanimously to award Minden Airport Perimeter Fencing - Phase 1 to Delta Specialty Contractors, LLC. The project had been listed on the July 6 agenda as Bid No. 04-2026. Council members also voted unanimously to establish airport hangar fees and to authorize Mayor Cox to execute documents for the DRA Fiscal Year 2026 Grant. No dollar amounts for the fencing contract, the hangar fees, or the grant were included in the available minutes.
Personnel promotions
The council approved six promotions across the police and fire departments. Four police promotions passed unanimously: Benjamin Sparks to Police Lieutenant, Matthew Hicks, Jr. to Police Sergeant, Johnna Traylor to Police Officer First Class, and Cody James to Police Officer First Class.
On the fire side, Henry Ashley was promoted to Fire Captain by a unanimous vote. Wesley Mandino was promoted to Battalion Chief by a 4-1 vote, the only item on the agenda that was not unanimous.
Budget workshop
The council held a workshop on July 8 to discuss the City of Minden 2026-2027 Budget. No votes were cast during the workshop, which was limited to discussion of city finances for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget had also been listed on a July 6 agenda for discussion purposes.
Other council actions
The council took several additional unanimous votes during the July 8 meeting:
- Adopted the June 2026 meeting minutes.
- Declared a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT and a 2008 F-150 XL as surplus property.
- Reappointed Morris Busby to the Planning Commission through July 2031.
- Appointed Juan Rangel to the Planning Commission through July 2029.
- Accepted the May 2026 Police Report.
What the record shows and what it doesn't
The July 6 agendas for both the regular council meeting and the budget workshop are available, but minutes for those specific sessions were not yet published at the time of this roundup. The decisions reported here are drawn from the official July 8 minutes. Dollar figures for the fencing contract, hangar fees, and DRA grant were not included in the provided minutes, so the financial terms of those actions are not yet available in the record.
Coming up
No city council or committee meetings are listed in the public agenda data for the next 14 days. Residents seeking the next scheduled meeting should check the City of Minden's official postings for updates.