Laingsburg votes Tuesday on winter parking rules, new city attorney

If you park on a Laingsburg street overnight in winter, the rules are set to be settled Tuesday. The City Council's Nov. 10 agenda lists a second reading of Ordinance No. 2026-04, an amendment to Chapter 58 covering winter overnight parking and snow removal. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the city offices, 114 Woodhull St.

The agenda does not include the text of the ordinance, so it does not say which hours the restriction covers, which streets, or what a violation costs. The Current reported that the council took its first look at overnight winter parking rules at the Oct. 6 meeting. In Laingsburg, as with the e-bike and scooter ordinance the council handled this fall, the second reading is the step where the council adopts.

The council also has a decision on who represents the city. Item 4 is a "Motion to Select an Attorney for the City of Laingsburg." That follows the request for proposals for the city's legal work that the council took up Sept. 1, as The Current reported. Tuesday's agenda does not name the firms that responded or list a dollar figure. New Lothrop made the same kind of change last month, hiring attorney Scott Gould to replace John Ryan effective Jan. 1.

Two money items are on the list without amounts attached. Item 2 is a "Motion to Approve Cash Payment and Penny Rounding Policy," which would set how the city handles cash at the counter. Item 3 is a motion to approve a contract with Civic Plus, a vendor that sells websites and software to local governments. Neither item's terms appear in the agenda, and the consent agenda lumps the treasurer's report, the bills and the minutes into a single vote, with no itemization in the agenda document.

Also listed: a DPW staffing update on a full-time employee hire, an update on Treat Street, and the monthly payroll budget. Treat Street has been in front of this council before — the July 7 meeting included a decision on the Treat Street right of way, The Current reported. The agenda does not say what the update covers. Committee reports are scheduled from the Library, Planning Commission, DDA, DPW, Treasurer, Police and LSW, along with monthly activity reports from the city clerk and city treasurer.

What happens next

The council meets Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. The agenda is signed by City Clerk Kim Hamilton and Mayor Gregory Beavers. Public comment comes early, right after the roll call. Any consent agenda item a council member wants to discuss gets pulled onto the regular agenda. The Current will report the votes, the attorney selected and the parking rules' terms once the minutes are out.