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Appointments: The council adopted a resolution appointing Bruce Alford as interim corporate counsel effective May 1, 2025. The measure passed by roll call (recorded as 14 ayes). The council also adopted a resolution appointing Dan Brink as director of operations effective May 19, 2025; that resolution passed by roll call (13 ayes, 1 no).

Routine contracts and approvals: The council approved multiple vendor invoices and annual maintenance renewals, including an invoice from Lexipol LLC for annual police services renewal in the amount of $13,687.96 and a renewal with First Arriving for $7,559.17. The council approved a three-year agreement (June 1, 2025–May 31, 2028) with BidNet for vendor and bid management services at a total bid price of $9,270.70 and chose the three-year term after discussing a five-year option and potential future migration to Tyler procurement software. The council approved the purchase or renewal of a range of public-works and IT products and services (examples recorded in the packet and on the floor included Hydrokinetics wall pumps $34,200; hauling and land application of lime and biosolids totaling $122,849.20; hardware and software maintenance renewals including Central Square, Secure Data Technologies, SHI, Barracuda email protection, and Smartsheet; and multiple other routine items). The council also approved a short-term loan limit of up to $600,000 from the general fund to Quincy Transit Lines to cover operating expenses; staff said the transit drawdown is an annual practice and the system has repaid prior loans.

Referral and questions: Alderman Mays and others asked for additional detail on a proposed vehicle replacement policy; a resolution recommending adoption of that policy was referred back to finance by motion and second.

Why this matters: Personnel appointments fill senior legal and operations roles; the contract approvals and maintenance renewals fund city operations and software used across departments. The transit loan maintains service continuity pending state reimbursements. The vehicle policy referral indicates the council wants more detail before adopting a formal replacement schedule.

Speakers

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Discussion vs. decision

- Decisions: Appointments of interim corporate counsel (Bruce Alford) and director of operations (Dan Brink) and numerous contract approvals and renewals were approved by roll calls.
- Discussion: Council debated contract term lengths (BidNet three- vs five-year) and the potential future transition to Tyler procurement software; staff noted customer-service and electronic bid submission benefits.

Clarifying details

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Community relevance

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Meeting context

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Conte said annual notification letters must be sent to every residence served by a lead service line and that the notice language comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. \"The language does not come from us, it comes from the EPA,\" Conte said. He said the city treats water to minimize lead levels but must notify affected customers until each service line is replaced.

Conte described the replacement plan: the city estimates roughly 6,000 service lines initially identified as lead or lead-connected; staff have already replaced about 350 lines and plan to replace approximately 500 lines in the coming year, moving from the northwest quadrant and proceeding south and east thereafter. He said federal rules require replacement of all lead service lines by February 2037 and acknowledged the work will be expensive and labor-intensive.

Alderman Bergman urged clearer customer communications after a city mailer raised concerns among residents. Conte and staff said they are updating the city website and will provide schedules and progress tracking online. Conte also explained that some services are galvanized or connected to copper or plastic; under federal guidance galvanized lines are treated comparably to lead because lead deposits can adhere to galvanized piping. For pieces of service where private-side materials remain and are not lead, replacements are limited to the public side at the city-owned shutoff unless a full private-side replacement is arranged by the homeowner.

Why this matters: Replacing lead service lines reduces the risk of lead exposure in drinking water. The timeline, rate of replacement and customer communications affect homeowners and city budgeting and staffing.

Speakers

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Authorities

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Actions

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Discussion vs. decision

- Discussion only: staff reported on ongoing replacement work, numbers replaced to date, planned annual replacement rate and communication updates. No new council directive or funding vote on replacement at this meeting was recorded in the transcript.

Clarifying details

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Community relevance

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Meeting context

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Mayor Linda K. Moore summarized the referendum result at the meeting: \"The April election has been certified, and roughly 62% of the voters voted in favor of continuing the program with 38% voting to do away with it,\" she said, and then moved to table the ordinance to eliminate aggregation indefinitely. The roll call showed 13 ayes and 1 no; Alderman Reid cast the lone no vote.

Why this matters: Municipal aggregation allows a local government to negotiate electricity supply on behalf of participating residents on an opt-out basis. A continuing aggregation program enables the city to solicit competitive supply contracts; ending it would return all purchasing individually to the utility (Ameren) rate options unless residents separately shop.

Discussion and logistics: Council members and staff reported that the city is not under a current supplier contract; the prior contract was allowed to expire. The city’s consultant, Reg Ancrum, was described as actively seeking rates and will present options when market rates are favorable. Mayor Moore said she has authority under the current ordinance to enter a contract on short notice if a competitive price appears, because some supply offers must be closed the same day markets present them. Alderman Barr confirmed other brokers exist but described the city’s consultant as a routine aggregator who gathers bids and presents them; he also noted the city does not pay the consultant directly (the suppliers pay brokerage fees).

Clarifying details: The council asked about whether more than one company would bid when the consultant solicits supply and whether the city should run its own solicitation; staff said Reg posts bids on the platform and multiple suppliers respond. The council also discussed potential near-term presentations from the consultant on (1) aggregation market conditions and (2) how solar may affect aggregation. The council took formal action by tabling the ordinance seeking to end the program — effectively leaving the aggregation option available to the city.

Speakers

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Authorities

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Actions

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Discussion vs. decision

- Decision: Council tabled the ordinance to end aggregation indefinitely (formal vote).
- Discussion: Staff and council discussed that no supplier contract is currently in effect, that the city’s consultant is soliciting rates, that the mayor may be authorized to accept same-day offers, and that presentations on market conditions and solar are forthcoming.

Proper names

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Clarifying details

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Community relevance

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Meeting context

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A long-time landlord and realtor, Janet Arns, told the council the proposed inspection program would add bureaucracy and costs that would be passed on to tenants. \"This program will lead to more housing insecurity and in some cases, more homelessness,\" Arns said, estimating the changes could add \"$50, sometimes...an extra hundred dollars\" in rent for some residents.

The contrast came from Brennan Hills, who pointed the council to the ballot result from the recent election showing voter support for proactive inspection. Hills said the ballot question — which he read to the council — asked whether Quincy should enact a rental registration, licensing and inspection ordinance; he said 4,115 voters backed the program and 2,671 opposed it. Hills cited ChangeLab’s summary of proactive rental inspection programs and argued periodic inspections protect tenant health by identifying hazards such as lead, mold and pests before complaints prompt inspections.

Why this matters: Proactive rental inspection programs shift the inspection model from complaint-driven to systematic checks of covered rental units. Supporters argue that can prevent health harms for children and older adults; opponents say additional compliance costs can reduce available rental housing and increase rents. At this meeting the council did not vote on the proposed ordinance; both comments were delivered during the public comment period.

Clarifying details from speakers: Arns identified herself as a Quincy realtor, a member of the Quincy Landlord Rental Association, and a landlord managing multiple rental units. She urged the council to focus instead on increasing housing supply and supporting new subdivisions and multifamily development. Hills cited a ChangeLab publication to describe how proactive programs operate and specifically quoted the election tally to underscore community support. The transcript does not record city staff or a council motion related to adopting the inspection program at this meeting.

What was not specified: The council did not receive a staff report at this meeting laying out the proposed program’s fee schedule, inspection cadence, or exemptions; those details were \"not specified\" during public comment. The transcript also does not show a formal agenda vote on the ordinance during this session.

Speakers

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Authorities

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Actions

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Discussion vs. decision

- Discussion only: both comments occurred during public comment and raised arguments for and against a proactive rental inspection program. No formal action or direction to staff on the program was recorded in the meeting transcript.

Proper names

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Clarifying details

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Community relevance

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Meeting context

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