Minden meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Minden City Council approves budget amendments, $250,290 state funding agreement and airport pacts

The Minden City Council on Oct. 5 unanimously approved amendments to both the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 city budgets and authorized a $250,290 state funding agreement, according to official minutes. In the same meeting the council authorized agreements for Minden Airport improvements, adopted a revised City of Minden Employee Handbook and adopted Ordinance No. 1175 regarding the operational authority of the Ward 1 Marshal. Every item recorded in the minutes was approved unanimously; the minutes do not list a numeric vote count.

Budget amendments

The council approved an amended 2025-2026 budget and an amended 2026-2027 budget, both unanimous. The minutes as summarized do not list the line items changed or the dollar amounts involved in either amendment.

$250,290 state funding agreement

The council authorized a $250,290 state funding agreement via Act 3, unanimously. The figure is the amount of the agreement the council authorized; the record provided does not describe a payment received, the purpose of the funding, or a timeline.

Airport

Two airport items were approved unanimously. One authorized an LA DOTD agreement for Minden Airport improvements. The other authorized advertising for Minden Airport engineering consulting services. The minutes summary does not include a project list, cost estimate or schedule for the improvements.

Handbook, audits and Ward 1 Marshal

The council adopted a revised City of Minden Employee Handbook, unanimously. It approved Allen, Green & Williamson, LLP for annual audits covering 2025-2028, unanimously. It also adopted Ordinance No. 1175, unanimously; the minutes describe the ordinance as recognizing the operational authority of the Ward 1 Marshal. The summary does not include the ordinance text or the specific authorities it sets out.

Workshop held same day, no votes

The City Council also met in a workshop on Oct. 5 to review various city reports and matters. No votes were cast and no substantive decisions were made at the workshop, according to the minutes.

Oct. 14 agenda: no minutes yet

A council meeting was listed for Oct. 14 with an agenda that included a resolution to amend the City of Minden 2026-2027 Budget, Ordinance No. 1175 regarding operational authority of the Ward 1 Marshal, the Budget/Financial Report for August 2026, the Police Report for August 2026 and the Fire Report for September 2026. Minutes for that meeting have not been published in the records provided, so what the council did — or whether it acted at all — is not established here. The agenda items overlap with matters the Oct. 5 minutes record as already approved; the supplied records do not explain the overlap.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed in the data provided for the next 14 days, so there is nothing to flag for attendance this week. Residents who want to confirm the schedule, or read the full minutes and agenda documents behind the items above, should check the City of Minden's official postings; those documents are the authoritative record.

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.