Lyons council hires CPA for budget engagement, schedules July workshop

Mayor Kyle Brink called the City of Lyons special meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. June 29 at Lyons City Hall. Council members Jay Maddox and Tyler Vacha were present; Kyle Phillips was listed as arriving later and Matthew Carr was absent.

The council confirmed that a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted and available for review. There was no public hearing and no public comment during the meeting.

Council approved the consent agenda, including approval of minutes from a June 2026 regular meeting (the exact day of the minutes is not specified in the record). The motion to approve the consent agenda was made by Councilman Jay Maddox and seconded by Councilman Tyler Vacha; the roll call vote was AYE: Vacha, Maddox, Brink; NAY: none; ABSENT: Phillips, Carr.

Later in the agenda, the council discussed a planned donation to the Fourth of July Festival carnival and noted that the funds had already been donated and were therefore no longer needed. The council took no further action on the donation.

On a separate motion, the council voted to approve a budget engagement with Ortmeier CPA, PC for $6,600. The motion was made by Councilman Tyler Vacha and seconded by Councilman Jay Maddox. The roll call vote was AYE: Maddox, Vacha, Brink; NAY: none; ABSENT: Phillips, Carr. The engagement is recorded in the minutes as a formal action to support the city’s budget process.

The council then reviewed proposed line items for the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 budget and indicated changes would be made as needed. A follow-up budget workshop was scheduled for July 28; the time was listed as "TBD" in the minutes.

City Clerk Whitney Anderson certified the minutes. Mayor Brink adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.

The actions recorded in the minutes are limited to routine procedural steps, the two roll-call approvals noted above and scheduling the next budget workshop.