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Votes at a glance: Council adopts fire‑code updates, approves wastewater and AV contracts, and updates procedures
Summary
The Florence Town Council on April 1 approved multiple operational and procedural items, including updates to the fire code covering energy storage systems, a design contract for a UV disinfection system at the South Wastewater Treatment Plant, and a contract to upgrade audiovisual equipment at the Florence Community Center.
The Florence Town Council on April 1 approved several ordinances and contracts aimed at updating technical codes, maintaining required environmental compliance and upgrading municipal facilities.
Highlights of council action included early adoption of international fire‑code provisions addressing energy storage systems, authorization to design a UV disinfection upgrade at the South Wastewater Treatment Plant to meet Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) requirements, and approval of an audiovisual upgrade contract for the Florence Community Center. Council also adopted a clarified town code section establishing an administrative appeal path and approved updated council rules of procedure.
Ordinances and contracts approved
- Fire‑code adoption (battery/energy storage provisions): Council adopted an ordinance to add specific 2021/2024 International Fire Code provisions addressing energy storage systems (battery power plants), a measure the fire chief…
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