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Columbiana City Council approves emergency ordinances for infrastructure contracts, updates cemetery rates
Summary
At its June 10 meeting the Columbiana City Council approved several emergency ordinances authorizing design and construction contracts for road and stormwater work, purchases for the water plant and fuel, and adopted new cemetery rates; resolutions on state fund apportionment were also approved.
Columbiana City Council voted on June 10 to approve a batch of emergency ordinances authorizing contracts for local infrastructure projects and to adopt a new schedule of cemetery rates.
The ordinances — all read and adopted as emergency measures — authorize the city manager to enter contracts with Dallas Dawson and Associates for design engineering on the Coal/Fairfield Avenue rehabilitation (Ordinance No. 25-O-3298); Yarian Brothers Construction Inc. for the Beverly Drive and Ray Avenue stormwater project (Ordinance No. 25-O-3299); Greer Lime Company for lime supply for the water treatment plant (Ordinance No. 25-O-3300); and Lyden Oil Company for gasoline and diesel fuel (Ordinance No. 25-O-3301). The council also approved Ordinance No. 25-O-3297 to establish cemetery rates and two emergency resolutions (25-R-666 and 25-R-667) related to an alternate method of apportionment of local government fund monies for 2026.
Why it matters: the measures provide immediate authorization for contracting and purchases the city said are time sensitive, enabling stormwater and street work, routine fuel and chemical procurement for the water plant, and a revised fee schedule for the Columbiana cemetery.
Most of the items were presented by the mayor and moved for emergency reading; each ordinance and resolution was approved by roll call. The meeting transcript records the motions and subsequent roll-call affirmations; no substantive debate or amendments on the contract awards or the cemetery-rate ordinance appears in the transcript.
Officials and procedure: the measures were presented under new business as emergency ordinances so the city did not delay reading and action until the next scheduled meeting; the council conducted roll-call votes for each item. The transcript does not identify who made each motion by name in every case. No public comments on these items were recorded during the meeting.
Background and next steps: the Beverly Drive and Ray Avenue stormwater contract was described in council discussion as having had significant bidder interest and a bid below the engineer’s estimate; the council approved the contract award to Yarian Brothers Construction Inc. The design contract for Coal/Fairfield Avenue will proceed under the Dallas Dawson and Associates engagement. Purchases for lime and fuel were approved through the named vendors for the water-treatment plant and city fleet needs, respectively. The resolutions on local government fund apportionment change the city’s alternate method of apportionment for distribution in 2026 as described in the agenda documents.
The council moved on to the city manager’s report after the approvals; no additional council direction or follow-up tasks tied to these emergency ordinances are recorded in the transcript.
