The Liberal City Commission met on Tuesday with a Special Meeting at4:00 PM, and their regular Meeting at 5:30 in the Evening.  At the evening meeting, several employees were recognized with their Service Awards. Those recognized included:

10 Years of Service
• Erick Rodriguez – Fire Captain
• Daniel Loesch – Fire Lieutenant
• Albert Young – Sanitation Tech
• Keith Bridenstine – Building Director
• James Jackson – Transit Dispatcher
• Samuel Cruz – Parks Sports Turf Tech
• Manuel Jurado – Fleet Maintenance Mechanic
• Christy Kirk – Tourism Gift Shop Manager
• David Lapoint – Animal Shelter Officer

15 Years of Service

• Candace Swier – Emergency Dispatcher II
• Matthew Williams – Building Maintenance Supervisor

20 Years of Service

• Cody Regier – Fire Deputy Chief
• Ragan Dreitz – Fire Battalion Chief
• Shawnna Shuck – Court Probation Officer
25 Years of Service

• Nathan Abel – Wastewater Supervisor
• Lisa Macias – Police Administrative Assistant
• Brad Beer – Assistant City Manager

The Commission also approved A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will allow the City to solicit subject-matter experts to conduct public
engagement and research activities to produce a Downtown Redevelopment Master Plan which assesses current economic and market data; identifies market opportunities for additional retail, office, civic, and residential uses; and provides visual design depictions for transportation systems, infrastructure, streetscape, and public space components which support connectivity and placemaking goals. The final plan will be utilized by the City, developers, and Downtown stakeholders as a guide towards achieving the future vision.

Moved from the Special Meeting, the Commission approved a Water Utility Transfer to the General Fund in the amount of $1,100,000 per K.S.A. 12-825d.

After Executive session where the City Manager evaluation took place , the Commission came out and voted to move the City Managers pay to $180,000.00.