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Votes at a glance: Westmoreland Council approves traffic-code, police fund increase, driveway permits and other routine measures
Summary
The council approved multiple routine ordinances and measures, including traffic-code adoption, increased police-vehicle funding, a driveway-permit ordinance and the Oak Grove Welding contract for handrail installation.
At Monday’s Westmoreland City Council meeting, members approved a series of ordinances and routine items with little debate, and deferred a proposed revision to the city’s purchasing policy.
Key outcomes included adoption of the TCA traffic codes (Ordinance O0022025-1), an increase to the police-vehicle fund drawn from ticket revenue (Ordinance O0022025-2), approval of a driveway-permit ordinance (O0032025-4), and unanimous approval of a $12,500 contract for Oak Grove Welding to install handrails on the spillway.
Other routine actions approved included the January financial statement, approval of the mayor’s mileage for February, and setting the Moe Taylor Fishing Rodeo for June 7. The council deferred Resolution R032025-1, a revised purchasing policy, to the next meeting at the request of council members who wanted to confirm state bidding thresholds and departmental limits.
Several items passed without discussion. The council adopted the traffic-code ordinance and the police-funding ordinance by unanimous roll call (4-0). The Oak Grove Welding contract was approved after the mayor described the work as a safety issue and said the price was $12,500; the mayor said he authorized work to begin because tariffs could raise costs in the future. The purchasing-policy resolution was moved, then retracted and deferred so staff can confirm bid thresholds and the proposed $1,000 departmental/$10,000 mayoral purchase limits.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance O0022025-1 (Adopt TCA traffic codes): motion by Vice Mayor Jones; second by Councilman Borders; roll call vote 4-0; outcome: adopted.
- Ordinance O0022025-2 (Increase police-vehicle fund to $50 per ticket): motion by Councilman Brown; second by Vice Mayor Jones; roll call vote 4-0; outcome: adopted.
- Ordinance O0032025-4 (Driveway permits): motion by Councilman Staples; second by Vice Mayor Jones; roll call vote unanimous; outcome: adopted.
- Oak Grove Welding contract (handrail installation on spillway): motion by Councilman Brown; second by Vice Mayor Jones; vote unanimous; contract amount cited at $12,500; outcome: approved.
- Resolution R032025-1 (Revised purchasing policy): motion to approve then retracted; motion to defer to next meeting by Vice Mayor Jones; second by Councilman Brown; outcome: deferred for further review.
- Moe Taylor Fishing Rodeo (set date June 7): motion by Councilman Brown; second by Councilman Borders; outcome: approved.
- January financial statement: motion by Vice Mayor Jones; second by Councilman Brown; outcome: approved.
All roll-call tallies reported above reflect the meeting record. Where debate was recorded, the body summarized the discussion and returned the item for follow-up or work study review.
