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Votes at a glance: Crowley aldermen approve millage resolution, budget referral, and contractor payment
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Crowley Board of Aldermen approved a resolution fixing adjusted 2025 millage rates, referred $40,000 for fire equipment and generator repairs to revenue and finance, approved payment to a contractor for a park pavilion project, and carried several routine motions including approval of minutes.
The Crowley Board of Aldermen took several formal actions April 8 during its regular meeting, including adoption of adjusted millage rates for 2025, a referral to appropriate $40,000 for fire equipment and generator repairs, and payment on a park pavilion contract.
Resolution on millage rates: The council approved a resolution fixing adjusted millage rates on the 2025 tax roll. The resolution, offered by Alderman Vernon Martin and seconded by Alderman Brad Core, was passed by roll call vote. Council members indicated the item required standard advertising and statutory steps prior to consideration.
Budget referral for public safety equipment: The Public Safety Committee amended a request from Fire Chief Louis Romero to increase an appropriation from $30,000 to $40,000 to cover equipment and generator repairs and deferred the matter to the Revenue and Finance Committee for final action. At the Revenue and Finance meeting a motion to refer the appropriation of $40,000 from the general fund carried; the motion was offered by Alderman Dickey Lachelet and seconded by Alderman Brad Core.
Payment to contractor: The Public Buildings Committee approved Payment Application No. 5 to Prestige Construction Group LLC for the Park and Pavilion Project in the estimated amount of $81,129.38. The motion was made in committee and later presented to the full council, which carried the payment approval.
Other formal actions: The council approved the minutes of the March 18 meeting after dispensing with their reading; the motion to approve the minutes carried. The Public Safety Committee approved class B package beer and liquor permits for Kartchner Specialty Meats (205 VFW Drive) in committee and recommended referral for further review per committee procedure. Committee reports also recorded nonbinding items including a donation request for fire engine No. 5 and neighborhood concerns about flooding and property maintenance.
Nut graf: The votes bundle routine municipal business—tax and budget housekeeping, vendor payment, and committee referrals—that allow city operations to proceed and move several public-works and safety items toward implementation. The $40,000 referral for fire equipment will proceed through Revenue and Finance for any appropriation action, and the contractor payment covers a running contract with a specified pay application amount.
Ending: For follow-up, staff actions recorded in committee minutes include obtaining repair estimates and a value assessment for a surplus fire truck, and posting or publishing required notices for the millage resolution.
