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St. Helens council awards dock repair contract, appoints Parks commissioner and opens internal chief recruitment with interim appointment
Summary
At its March 19 regular session the council awarded a $190,500 dock repair contract to Stateline LLC, appointed Nick Florie to the Parks and Trails Commission and voted to open an internal recruitment for chief of police, appointing Joe Hogue as interim chief for the recruitment period.
St. Helens City Council on March 19 approved several routine and personnel actions, including a contract award for dock repairs, a commission appointment and an internal recruitment process for police chief that included an interim appointment.
The council voted to award a contract for "St. Helens Dock Repair and Debris Building Project M-541" to Stateline LLC in the amount of $190,500. A council member moved to award the bid "as read" and a second was made; recorded ayes during roll call included Councilor Sandeen, Council President Chilton and Councilor Benderson and the motion carried.
The council also appointed Nick Florie to the Parks and Trails Commission after a motion, second and roll-call vote. Recorded aye votes included Councilor Lisonbee and Council President Chilton; the appointment was approved.
The council approved consent-agenda items including library and planning commission minutes, a staff monthly report template, an OLCC license and the accounts-payable bill list. Those items were adopted by motion and vote.
On personnel, the council voted to open the chief of police position to an internal recruitment period of 10 days and to appoint Joe Hogue as interim chief of police during that process. Recorded roll-call votes were: Aye — Councilor Sandeep, Council President Chilton, Councilor Hubbard; No — Councilor Gunderson; one councilor stated "I'm a no as well." The motion carried, and the council then opened visitor comments.
What the votes mean
- Contract M-541 (Dock Repair and Debris Building): awarded to Stateline LLC, $190,500; staff may execute the contract and proceed with project procurement and construction scheduling.
- Parks and Trails Commission appointment: Nick Florie appointed (no term specified in minutes excerpt).
- Police chief recruitment and interim appointment: internal recruitment window opened for 10 days; Joe Hogue named interim chief. The council discussed following an internal recruitment process and ensuring consistent personnel procedures.
Technical and budget notes
Council discussion on the dock bid included a question about the spread of bids and the project specifications; staff said the project is grant funded (identified in the meeting as a Green Board/Grama-funded project) and that the scope was well defined. The dock contract award amount was read into the record as $190,500.
