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Town board authorizes multiple projects, approves customer billing relief and administrative changes
Summary
At its Monday meeting the DeWitt Town Board authorized release of a bid for a water‑meter project, approved a one‑time bill adjustment, changed the town's water credit‑card vendor, authorized HVAC work tied to security upgrades, and approved several routine personnel and minutes items.
DeWitt — The DeWitt Town Board on Monday approved several administrative and capital actions, including authorization to release a bid package for a water‑meter project, a one‑time billing adjustment for a homeowner, a change to the town’s credit‑card vendor for water payments and authorization to begin HVAC work tied to building security upgrades.
The board voted to release the water‑meter project bid after staff said bond financing is in place and project documents are complete. The board then approved a one‑time adjustment request from a homeowner at 401 Brampton Drive who was billed following usage staff recorded as 112,000 gallons; the resident reported a repaired leaky toilet. The board also voted to switch credit‑card vendors for water payments, a change staff said will lower online payment fees from about 3.7% to roughly 2% for water accounts.
Separately, the board authorized starting HVAC work necessary for planned security upgrades in the town building; staff said parts for the original control system are no longer available and that some work must proceed to correct longstanding control and sequencing problems.
Board members also carried routine actions including hiring under case 20605, approval of meeting minutes and a one‑step pay increase for an appointment clerk who passed the notary public test. Votes were taken by voice; the transcript records the motions and the board chair calling for the vote with results announced as “motion carried.” The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally for each item.
Why it matters: The actions clear the way to begin a multi‑vendor procurement for water meters, reduce the transaction cost for customers paying water bills, and address building systems that town staff said have caused temperature and control issues. The one‑time billing adjustment follows town policy for single‑event billing errors.
Votes at a glance (items recorded in the meeting): - Authorization to release bid documents for water meter project — motion made; vote announced as carried. (See transcript excerpts summarized below.) - One‑time billing adjustment, 401 Brampton Drive (usage recorded as 112,000 gallons) — motion made and carried. The homeowner reported a repaired leaking toilet; staff confirmed the resident received the town’s one‑time adjustment policy. - Change credit‑card vendor for water payments (reduces fees from ~3.7% to ~2% for water bills) — motion made and carried. - Authorization to begin HVAC work related to security upgrades — motion made (mover: Jack; second: Sarah in transcript) and carried. - Solar pump station at Topaz Commons (procurement/installation) — motion made and carried. - Hiring under Case 20605; approval of meeting minutes for July 22 and July 29; step increase for an appointment clerk — motions made and carried.
The transcript records board discussion and staff explanations for each item; the meeting moved on to other agenda topics after the votes.
