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St. Albans council approves payments, hires and contracts including $302,107 paving bid and police camera purchases
Summary
At its meeting the St. Albans City Council approved payment of invoices, hired a part‑time custodial position, awarded a $302,107 paving contract and approved purchases of body and dash cameras for the police department using grant funds.
The St. Albans City Council approved a series of finance motions including payment of current invoices, several vendor contracts, and a new part‑time custodial position.
Councilman Rowe moved to approve current invoices totaling $17,246.42; the motion was seconded and passed. The council also approved payment of $7,035 to All American Fire Equipment for the St. Albans Fire Department’s annual inspection and maintenance (line items 706-217 and 706-216).
The council authorized a part‑time custodial position for the St. Albans Police Department with a maximum annual salary of $20,000 beginning July 2025. Members approved awarding a paving contract to Mister Asphalt for $302,107; council said $300,000 of that would be paid from a specified line item (566459662107 / line 441-459). Council members asked for public notice to residents to move vehicles off streets by 7 a.m. on paving days.
Council approved purchases for the police department funded by grants: a $96,847 award to Motorola for body cameras paid via CFES grant funds, and the purchase of nine Motorola dash cameras for $53,153 to be paid via COBS grant funds. Council discussion included confirmation that dash cameras will either start manually or operate simultaneously with body cameras and that only select staff will be authorized to edit or redact video; the vendor will provide training and policy details.
Each motion was put to the council and carried by voice vote with the council announcing “motion carries.” The meeting record did not include a roll-call tally or names of seconders for all motions.
