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The board voted to enter a contract with an engineering firm (identified in the meeting by the consultant who previously worked on city projects; the meeting referenced Jenny Keel and her firm) to prepare specifications and drawings for a tourism gazebo, signage and related materials for $27,500. City staff said procurement rules require engineering/specification work and formal bidding for city projects over $25,000; the resolution to contract the firm passed by roll call.

Separately the board approved a resolution to contract with Lawson Land Management to remove leachate from the city landfill. Staff explained the landfill has a pump-and-treat system that required repair, a new 2,000-gallon tank was installed, and the city will haul leachate to the wastewater treatment plant or a manhole as needed. A contractor on the record offered to haul at $45 per load; the board approved the contract.

The board also approved a budget amendment to the fiscal-year 2024 budget (listed as an amendment to the 02/2024 budget), a freight permit for the Giles County Chamber event, and a UT Southern senior-sunset event permit. An appointment to a local board/commission (Jamie Hogan) was approved.

All items in this package were adopted by motion and recorded vote; the meeting record shows unanimous or majority support and no public opposition during the related hearings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pulaski Board of Mayor and Aldermen | 4.22.25","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved a $27,500 engineering contract for a tourism gazebo project, a contract for leachate hauling at the landfill (at $45 per load as discussed), a budget amendment and several routine permits and appointments.","taxTitle","Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee","taxId",59540,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6578013,"Pulaski approves water and sewer rate ordinance after multi-year capital plan review",191,729000,920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3081929-3edc380c754ed7a9db84fdccd8b6a105&start=729&end=920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3081929-3edc380c754ed7a9db84fdccd8b6a105/thumbnail_729000.jpg","/articles/6578013/Pulaski/Giles-County/Tennessee/Pulaski-approves-water-and-sewer-rate-ordinance-after-multi-year-capital-plan-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578013-446af3d0e887cea60d4926b1d311e7ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177654&Signature=BOUQGQV1Ra0HKtlMrj6pp0fot~ATtkp2rPEyNIxizcvAZYVCjum~SMWDevQilQ7L6mMor95K6g~wvkbOuAWUaIg6yByAsCaKvcDGECsX~xXkK4N6Hgd9RKH9soOCsoVG~Tr6dFWtzvaS2YZPgvzaaPMM2kOILV03l8T22KnGMBZo3Fv4Py-lpRSJP1uoVMeQ9J8Ue4P~aNJ8rdOuNvwrppL6IIDfTFE2K7aKmVGs1Jf6cq6lkHdnj9LBwqBLmemXyYGBn-E~8GFRmEHBJOlUBH~kyL6FLbxMZl~ZGiUvpHH8Mm-NkAV5xa9i6bYas6lUyr6d-U9YudHENybkk0HpXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted an ordinance on second reading May 20 to revise water and sewer rates as part of a multi-year capital improvement plan.

City staff told the board the city previously borrowed $12 million to fund water and sewer capital projects. Staff said the utility used about $2.2 million in COVID-related funds for a water-treatment plant and applied for additional grants (discussed in the meeting as approximately $600,000) to offset costs. Staff described an ongoing I&I (inflow and infiltration) project expected to begin soon and said increases in chemical and personnel costs also contributed to the recommendation.

An external advisory firm completed a rate study and presented several options; the board selected the plan labeled \"option 3\" in the study. Staff described option 3 as holding a small freeze for residential customers while phasing increases for commercial and utility-scale accounts over five years. The ordinance on second reading implementing the selected option passed on a roll-call vote.

Board members discussed the estimated monthly impact on a typical household (staff cited about a dollar or two per month for some customers) and acknowledged social-media concern about percentage figures referenced during the public discussion. The meeting record shows board approval of the ordinance and no public speakers during the related hearing.

Staff said the rate structure changes are intended to maintain utility finances and to provide a predictable revenue path during the capital program’s remaining timeline.","Council adopted an ordinance updating water and sewer rates, tied to a capital improvement program and borrowing undertaken several years earlier; staff said the change will stabilize utility finances for the coming five years.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6578017,"Pulaski names Kenneth Bass next police chief; police department to apply for $10,000 highway-safety grant",87,477000,564000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3081929-3edc380c754ed7a9db84fdccd8b6a105&start=477&end=564","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3081929-3edc380c754ed7a9db84fdccd8b6a105/thumbnail_477000.jpg","/articles/6578017/Pulaski/Giles-County/Tennessee/Pulaski-names-Kenneth-Bass-next-police-chief-police-department-to-apply-for-10000-highway-safety-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578017-b18ae937968bd6bc03acf43cfd76c6c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177654&Signature=ZORHMWlKgt-D3Ka-b5cV3QgzvNKud6b4oxjSXH-l7G4--CWgirB9ALOrHisdoSEsyhwnmC3oWq0s8akW13VrUT7BpyYkI7UsImqSYtsQyDM8weJNeIkNN7XGzPAuXNIHIxtW8T2W2pPKV0vhWzMQbJ-pvh7D3JvHL~hrhOPWoYQKosCYbeeif6qfIXYuLLWskH-lOPltJSxfGIA4hUcm3hWzAaCnETbAAN~1G~wz55Giv4VFXV6LvxhPNvWS1zECxwZc7gnI~q~idAarWh5rVuE8C2XlfzDGrb42kvbLTncglN1ghVyMfwpCLe4zy3T1xUglBJLZJ2W~MMxoSS6Mug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted May 20 to appoint Kenneth Bass as Pulaski’s next police chief, with an expected start date of July 8. The board also approved a resolution authorizing the Police Department to apply for a $10,000 Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) grant.

Mayor and board members said they conducted interviews for three candidates and recommended Kenneth Bass. \"My recommendation for the next police chief would be mister Kenneth Bass,\" a board member stated during the meeting. Board members approved the appointment by roll call; the meeting record indicates Chief Vicky will remain in the role until Bass’s start date and that a swearing-in is planned at a future meeting.

Separately, the board authorized staff to apply for the GHSO grant. The police chief (presenting the item) said the $10,000 award would be budgeted as $8,000 for equipment and $2,000 for overtime if the grant is awarded. The board approved the resolution to apply for the grant.

Both actions — the appointment and the grant-authorizing resolution — were approved by motions and recorded votes during the meeting.

The transcript did not include substantive debate against the appointments or the grant application; board members offered supportive remarks about the candidate and the department.","The board approved Kenneth Bass as the next police chief with an effective date in July and authorized the police department to apply for a Governor's Highway Safety grant to purchase equipment and fund overtime.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6578024,"Pulaski approves new garbage-truck contracts, adopts 15% solid-waste rate increase",916,351000,1267000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3081929-3edc380c754ed7a9db84fdccd8b6a105&start=351&end=1267","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3081929-3edc380c754ed7a9db84fdccd8b6a105/thumbnail_351000.jpg","/articles/6578024/Pulaski/Giles-County/Tennessee/Pulaski-approves-new-garbage-truck-contracts-adopts-15-solid-waste-rate-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578024-24d8b993e224b42b822ed1a7e68d6b46/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177654&Signature=groVyalobRgelyFxyZM37Q-9x3iTx5HBwUTDgnLX0Mx6evm45853f9xfXIErqRqws9RgMEDz9fB77J80Go~meU-ydBDcI343iSPiV2T~JQtH72t-9P3R4bOe~fWX6ix315lCglERulx7qagVugYPlTfQ566QX6Kpyco~nzFR3cmX53dbZIxvfzt3AvGv4LbIq5glj1i~ErYJyhK9r8UwyzsYeEIcI4JSR1TyUxMIaY8eyHr1XsFfVaSs145BvFR0UMEbUN8cIcioULRegog8do30enAkh5NvbrGvZx22YLCs3SKCUdOglKJtHilacUN~yvAHGDN13xTc2hp-OF6fZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on May 20 voted to award bids for two new garbage trucks and adopted an ordinance raising solid-waste rates by 15% across the board.

City staff told the board the city solicited bids for two vehicles — a rear loader and a side loader — and recommended awarding the contracts to the successful bidder (identified in the meeting as CMI). A staff presenter said delivery timing and lifecycle costs were factors in the recommendation. \"We needed 2 new garbage trucks,\" a staff speaker told the board, and staff proposed a five-year amortization to match the trucks’ expected service life.

The board discussed the financing plan and long-term maintenance needs before voting on the rate change. City staff recommended a 15% increase in solid-waste rates to service the financing and operating expenses tied to the trucks; the ordinance was described in the meeting as an across-the-board 15% increase. A motion to adopt the ordinance on second reading passed on roll call.

Board members also approved a separate resolution to award the truck bids; that resolution passed by voice vote after the contract recommendation was presented.

The board record did not specify the final contract price total in clear language during the public discussion; delivery times and some dollar figures were discussed but not presented as a single summed contract amount on the record.

Votes at the meeting were recorded in roll call and voice votes; the solid-waste rate ordinance passed on second reading and the truck award resolution was adopted.

Pulaski officials said the rate increase and vehicle purchases are intended to ensure regular collection service, provide backup coverage on holidays, and reduce reliance on older equipment.

The city scheduled no further public comment on the solid-waste matter at the meeting; staff indicated the trucks were already in the procurement pipeline.","The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved bid awards for two new refuse trucks and adopted a 15% across-the-board solid-waste rate increase to cover vehicle financing and operating costs.","actionData","errors"]

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