The Regular Meeting of the Lingle Town Council convened at , July 23, 2008 with Mayor Pro Tem Gilchriest leading the pledge of allegiance.Upon roll call, the following were present, constituting a quorum:Mayor Pro Tem Dawn Gilchriest and Council Members Tami Brown and Joe Welte.Absent:Russell Walter and Al Unverzagt.There were also present:CT David Kendall, TS Mike Flock, ATS Larry Haeffelin, PC Kenny Elwood, PO Matt Berry and TA Greg Knudsen.CM Welte moved to approve the agenda as revised.CM Brown offered a second and the motion carried without dissent.CM Welte moved to approve the minutes of the 9 July regular council meeting as printed and distributed.CM Brown supplied the second and the measure passed unanimously.Betty Routt, Chairman of the Goshen County Lodging Tax Board, updated the council on current board activities.She also requested a replacement appointee be named for Lingle to take her place as her term is soon scheduled to be over.TS Flock reported the recent demonstrations of two street sweepers.The maintenance guys and CM Welte all recommended the Pelican sweeper from Elgin as the best option for the town and its sweeper needs.CM Welte moved to lease the sweeper through First National Bank for a period of 10 years and putting $25,000 down on the lease at inception.CM Brown voiced a second and the motion carried on a vote of 3-0.PC Elwood reported the air conditioner on the police car is not working and he would be taking it in for repair under the warranty coverage.CT Kendall updated the council on the financial status for the recently concluded FY08.The report will be placed on file for future reference.CM Brown moved to adopt Resolution #97, which amended the FY08 budget to balance all department accounts as required by state law.CM Welte input the second and the measure carried without dissent.The council responded favorably to finding out the school plans to upgrade the parking lot and will be willing to include repairing the overall intersection drain if the town wants to pay for their share of the work.The council agreed to review an estimate and proceed if the costs are reasonable.CM Welte moved to conditionally accept the bid of Burt Chevrolet for a new C5500 4x4 chassis to be equipped and used as a quick attack fire truck for the price of $34,627 if no lower bid is received by 6 August.CM Brown provided a second and the motion carried 3-0.Mayor Pro Tem Gilchriest adjourned the meeting at
Signed by Mayor Pro Tem Dawn Gilchriest and attested by CT David W. Kendall