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Baberton City Council approves multiple contracts, creates CO2/smoke-detector fund
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the council adopted several ordinances to pay emergency repairs, award construction and electrical contracts, authorize an auction of salvage items and create a new fund for CO2/smoke detectors; a separate resolution on a $100,000 foundation grant for the justice center was adopted.
Baberton City Council on Jan. 27 approved a series of ordinances and a grant-resolution, including contracts for downtown lighting and wastewater-plant pump-station improvements, a payment for emergency engine repairs and creation of a new fund to pay for CO2 and smoke detectors in rental units.
The items won final approval after council suspended the usual waiting periods and voted on each measure by roll call. The votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Key outcomes
- Ordinance 11-2025 — Authorize payment to Atlantic Emergency Solutions for emergency repairs to Fire Department Engine 3, $3,926.79. Moved by Councilor Mary Thompson; seconded by Councilor Jerry Heideck. Adopted (roll call recorded "yes" from all council members present).
- Resolution 12-2025 — Authorize the mayor to apply to the Barberton Community Foundation for a $100,000 grant toward the city justice-center project and declare an emergency. Moved by Thompson; seconded by Heideck. Adopted. (Council discussion clarified the foundation typically expects funds to be spent within a year; staff later said the city had already received $100,000 and that the resolution formalizes council action.)
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