Board hears recommendation to declare emergency repairs at Chain of Rocks water plant totaling about $45,410

On July 22, 2025, the Board of Public Service received a recommendation from the director of public utilities to declare emergency action for two pieces of repair work at the Chain of Rocks water treatment plant. The items listed were: a CR Distributive Pump 1 SEL relay conversion, with an estimated cost of $30,410 (labor, parts and equipment); and replacement of Pump 2's hydraulic actuator, with an estimated cost of $15,000. The items were presented as recommended emergency actions; the transcript excerpt supplied does not show a separate roll-call vote adopting emergency declarations for these specific repairs. Why it matters: emergency repair declarations allow the city to proceed quickly with work affecting water treatment operations and may be executed under expedited procurement rules. What the record does not show: the transcript records the recommendations read into the record but does not show the formal adoption or contract awards for the emergency work in these supplied lines.