Draft Minutes of the Uniontown City Council Meeting on Oct. 14

CITY OF UNIONTOWN
UNIONTOWN, KS 66779
OCTOBER14, 2025 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
The Regular Council Meeting on October 14, 2025 at Uniontown Community Center was called to order at 7:00PM by
Mayor Jurgensen. Council members present were Jess Ervin, Mary Pemberton, Savannah Pritchett, and Bradley Stewart.
Also in attendance for all or part of the meeting was Joe George, Codes Enforcement Officer Doug Coyan, City
Superintendent Bobby Rich, City Treasurer Sally Johnson and City Clerk Haley Arnold.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS/PROJECTS
CITIZENS REQUEST
FINANCIAL REPORT
Treasurer Johnson presented the September 2025 Treasurer’s Report. Beginning Checking Account Balance for all funds
was $252,115.82, Receipts $31,969.75, Transfers Out $3,024.00, Expenditures $54,279.68, Checking Account Closing
Balance $226,781.89. Bank Statement Balance $236,405.85, including Checking Account Interest of $50.74, Outstanding
Deposits $0, Outstanding Checks $9,623.96, Reconciled Balance $226,781.89. Water Utilities Certificates of Deposit
$38,501.14, Sewer Utilities Certificate of Deposit $23,159.28, Gas Utilities Certificates of Deposit $45,414.89, Total All
Funds, including Certificates of Deposit $333,857.20. Year-to-Date Interest in Checking Acct is $528.81, and Utility CDs
$1,920.63 for a Total Year-to-Date Interest of $2,449.44. Also included the status of the Projects Checking Account for
the month of September 2025, Beginning Balance $0, Receipts $0, Expenditures $0, Ending Balance $0. September
Transfers from Sewer Utility Fund to Sewer Revolving Loan $1,402.00; from Water Utility Fund to GO Water Bond &
Interest $1,622.00, Capital Improvement-Streets from Gas Utility $6,250.00, Capital Improvement-Streets from General
Fund $2,500.00, Utility Capital Improvement-Streets from Sewer Fund $750.00, and Capital Improvement-Streets from
Water Fund $2,000.00, for Total Transfers of $20,572.00. Net Loss for the month of September $25,333.93, Year-to-Date
Net Loss $37,081.85. Budget vs Actual Gas Fund YTD Revenue $103,492.52 (76.9%), Expenditures $95,272.53
(62.4%); Sewer Fund YTD Revenue $26,499.17 (71.2%), Expenditures $32,012.71 (69.4%); Water Fund YTD Revenue
$84,725.37 (68.4%), Expenditures $91,205.86 (57.2%); General Fund YTD Revenue $142,473.78 (95.1%), Expenditures
$192,841.51 (90.2%); and Special Highway YTD Revenue $5,979.53 (82.4%), Expenditures $4,356.02 (60.0%). The
September 2025 payables to date in the amount of $32,459.80 were presented. The invoices from Consolidated R.W.D.
#2 has not been received by noon meeting day.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Ervin, Second by Pemberton, Approved 4-0, to approve Consent Agenda:
 Minutes of September 9, 2025 Regular Meeting
 September Treasurer’s Report, Profit & Loss Report by Class & October Accounts Payables
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Codes Enforcement Officer Doug Coyan reported the ditch at 202 4th St had been mowed and cleaned up by HB Mowing.
401 Sherman weedeating, junk vehicles, and trash issues; phone call will be made to property owner by council member
Bradley Stewart. 301 2nd St 1 trash and overgrown vegetation; certified letter will be sent to property owner. 101
Washington trash and overgrown vegetation; citation will be issued. 405 Hill in compliance.
City Superintendent Bobby Rich had nothing to report.
Clerk Arnold informed the council of the upcoming Trunk or Treat and volunteered to hand out candy. Council set a
$150 limit to purchase candy.
COUNCIL REPORT
Councilman Ervin – nothing
Councilwoman Kelly – absent
Councilwoman Pemberton – nothing
Councilwoman Pritchett – nothing
Councilman Stewart – Has ideas for the memorial stones in the park. He will email ideas to the council and will vote at a
later date.
Mayor Jurgensen – Proposed the idea of selling the empty property on the corner north of City Hall. Declined 4-0. Ask
the council about vacation of that portion of the Alley located between Lot 4 and Lot 5, Lot 12 and Lot 13, Block 2,
Well’s Addition.
Moved by Ervin, Second by Stewart, Approved 4-0, to start the process of vacation of alley located
between Lot 4 and Lot 5, Lot 12 and Lot 13, Block 2, Well’s Addition.
Repairs to the fire engine at the park will cost $675 to be split with Ruritan. Discussed installing cameras at park and
updating camera system in City Hall and Community Center. Prices and placement will be discussed at the next meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
SEED Grant – Treasurer Johnson working on close out paperwork for the project. 5 shelves were purchased for the
library. MEW Inc. will be in to finish setting up laptops and guest WIFI password.
FEMA Flooding– Second Street, component 2 is complete. Currently have no update from FEMA on this matter.
Council discussed the cost from the City to finish components 1, components 3, and components 4.
Motion by Stewart, Second by Ervin, Approved 4-0 to pay FEMA project components out of Capital
Improvement-Streets.
NEW BUSINESS
Motion by Ervin, Second by Stewart, Approved 4-0, to enter into executive session pursuant to non-elected
personnel exception, KSA 75-4319(b)(1), in order to discuss performance of non-elected personnel, the open
meeting to resume at 8:27.
Moved by Ervin, Second by Pritchett, Approved 4-0, to add City Clerk Haley Arnold as an authorized
user of City bank accounts.
Moved by Ervin, Second by Stewart, Approved 4-0, to adjourn at 8:29PM.