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Votes at a glance: Trenton council approves contracts, expenditures and administrative items on March 17
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Trenton City Council approved a package of routine and contract items including minute approval, court fine report, street and maintenance contracts, equipment purchases, budget-study schedule and authorized disbursements totaling $4.895 million.
At its March 17 meeting Trenton City Council approved a series of routine administrative items and contract awards. The motions were recorded as moved and supported and carried without recorded opposition.
Key votes and outcomes recorded at the meeting:
- Minutes: Council unanimously approved minutes for the March 3, 2025 meeting. - Court fines/costs/fees: The council received and placed on file the 30th District Court fines, costs and fees for February 2025, showing the city owing $613.40. - American Legion Auxiliary: Council granted permission for the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 426 to hold its annual poppy distribution in May under police direction. - 2025 Street Sectioning: Awarded the 2025 concrete street sectioning contract to A & G Construction for $607,162 following a public bid opening that yielded 12 bids; council authorized the award per city engineer recommendation. - Turf Concepts: Approved a one-year contract extension for Turf Concepts in the amount of $69,770 for landscape/mowing services (a 3.5% increase compared with prior year); staff said the city crews cut approximately 70% of properties and Turf Concepts handles the remainder. - Sewer camera purchase: Authorized purchase of an IBAC pan-and-tilt sewer camera from Jack Doheny Company for $30,294.42; staff said the camera is budgeted in the Water Fund and replaces a 10-year-old unit. - PA202 corrective action plan monitoring application: Approved the city’s Form 5720 corrective action plan monitoring application for OPEB compliance; staff reported the OPEB plan was 39.3% funded as of the 06/30/2024 actuarial valuation and expects to reach >40% by 06/30/2025 after continued contributions. - Budget study sessions: Council approved scheduling a budget presentation and study sessions on April 14 and April 16, 2025. - Authorized disbursements: Council approved authorized disbursements for May 17, 2025 in the amount of $4,895,146.67. - Reports: Council received and placed on file various departmental and commission reports, including financial summaries and monthly police and fire reports.
All items listed above were recorded in the meeting transcript as moved and supported and then “unanimously so ordered.” The council did not record roll-call tallies for each of these routine items in the transcript excerpt provided.
