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Votes at a glance: council approves appointments, equipment upgrades, auctions and bonds notice
Summary
At the meeting the council approved an appointment to the TIFAA board, authorized an equipment/software upgrade for police, approved sending a rescue vehicle to auction, authorized a bond notice for road improvements and approved several procurement items including a historical society HVAC replacement. Votes were by voice and recorded as passed.
Flat Rock City Council approved a series of administrative and procurement items by voice vote. The actions below summarize formal approvals recorded during the meeting.
- Jim Nowak: Council voted to add Jim Nowak to the TIFAA board. The motion carried by voice vote; no opposing votes were recorded on the transcript.
- Equiture system upgrade (police): Council approved a five-year upgrade to the department’s Equiture records/recording system. The transcript records an initial payment figure of $8,267.86 for year one and $6,517.86 for years two through five; staff noted the vendor expects to install in 8–10 weeks and that a rebate/credit may apply depending on installation timing.
- Rescue 8 (fire apparatus): Council approved sending Rescue 8 to the original auction company used for a prior appraisal, with a reserve price no less than $15,000. The council approved the recommendation and directed staff to proceed with the auction process.
- Notice of intent to issue bonds for road improvements: Council approved a resolution to post notice of intent to issue bonds in connection with previously authorized road-improvement bonding. City staff presented a total bond authorization request of $3,105,000 (the previously approved $3,000,000 plus approximately $105,000 issuance costs); staff said the notice is required to allow a 45-day comment period and staff still expects to issue bonds in May.
- Janitorial services RFP for police: Council authorized issuing procurement for janitorial services for the police department (motion carried by voice vote).
- Historical Society HVAC: Council approved a bid from Superior Comfort to replace the Historical Society HVAC in the amount of $45,745.16; council recorded a motion and voice approval.
All items were recorded as approved on voice votes with no roll-call tallies transcribed. Where exact vote counts were not recorded in the transcript, the meeting record shows motions, seconds and a unanimous or unopposed voice vote.
