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Kingman approves $499,449 purchase to install AMI smart‑meter infrastructure
Summary
Council approved expenditure of $499,449.45 from the Water Capital Renewal Fund contingency to install automated meter‑reading (AMI) infrastructure; staff said meters were purchased earlier and this project installs antennas and network equipment to collect readings remotely and detect leaks faster.
Kingman City Council voted Tuesday to approve purchase and installation of automated meter‑reading infrastructure—also known as AMI—for the city’s water system, a staff presentation said.
The council had previously approved the purchase of individual smart meters; on July 15 staff requested $499,449.45 to buy and install the network infrastructure that will allow the meters to be read remotely without staff driving a route. City Manager Tim Walsh told the council the infrastructure will install antennas and receivers so meters can be read daily, enabling quicker leak detection and operational labor savings.
Funding and rationale
Finance staff said the $499,449.45 will be paid from the Water Capital Renewal Fund through contingency and appropriations transfers. Walsh explained the appropriation was budgeted in the prior fiscal year but the work was delayed; those unspent funds reverted to the water fund contingency and the council approved returning them to the project now.
Councilor Dikens had asked whether the $499,449.45 is in addition to an earlier meter purchase ($391,664) approved at a prior meeting. Walsh explained the two purchases are separate: the earlier amount paid for the meters themselves, while the current request covers the fixed infrastructure—antennas, integration and installation—needed to automate reads and improve resiliency.
What council approved
A motion to approve the purchase and installation carried after council discussion. Staff said the AMI system will enable near‑real‑time reads, help identify leaks sooner and reduce staff time spent driving routes to manually read meters. The Water Capital Renewal Fund will cover the purchase through contingency appropriations that had been set aside for the project in the prior budget year.
