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Huntington council approves two DRE grants, roof contract and police vehicle work
Summary
On March 10 the Huntington City Council approved two state grants for drug impairment training, authorized a roof replacement contract for Public Works and approved outfitting two patrol vehicles.
Huntington City Council approved several routine contracts and state grants during its March 10 meeting, including two grants for the West Virginia Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program, a partial roof replacement contract for the Public Works Complex and work to outfit two marked patrol vehicles.
The council approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to apply for and accept an $88,000 assistance grant for the West Virginia drug evaluation and classification (DRE) program. Councilman Rumbaugh moved the resolution and Councilwoman Walling seconded. Beau Evans, traffic safety director, said the funding will be used to purchase a 2025 Ford Police Interceptor and to outfit the vehicle for use by the Huntington-based DRE program coordinator. Evans said the grant is reimbursable and requires no local match.
The council separately approved a $15,600 grant from the same state program to expand DWI detection courses and cover lodging and instructor fees for training hosted at the state police training center in Dunbar. Councilman Arthur moved the measure and Councilman Mount seconded. Evans said the funding will reimburse travel and training expenses and also requires no match.
Council also authorized a contract for partial roof replacement at the Public Works Complex and Municipal Garage Complex. Mark Bates, public works director, reported the purchasing division received four bids: Par Roofing ($56,400), Thoroughbred Construction Group of Ashland, Kentucky ($46,008.91), Tristate Roofing and Sheet Metal of Charleston ($65,402) and Fairfax Inc. of Chesapeake, Ohio ($59,000). Bates said the city recommends contracting with Thoroughbred Construction and that the expense will be paid from bonds previously approved by the council and repaid through the public works general fund.
Finally, the council approved a contract with Rocky Fork Enterprises of Charleston to paint, mark and install emergency equipment on two marked patrol vehicles. The purchasing division reported one bid of $38,757; the expenditure will come from the department's state asset forfeiture account.
All four items were forwarded to council with favorable recommendations from the Administration and Finance Committee and were approved by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes.
Votes and motions at a glance: Resolution 2025-R-16 (DRE grant, $88,000) — motion by Councilman Rumbaugh, second Councilwoman Walling; approved. Resolution 2025-R-17 (DRE training grant, $15,600) — motion by Councilman Arthur, second Councilman Mount; approved. Resolution 2025-R-19 (partial roof replacement contract) — recommended by committee; approved; contract to Thoroughbred Construction Group ($46,008.91). Resolution 2025-R-21 (painting/marking of police vehicles) — approved; contract to Rocky Fork Enterprises ($38,757).
None of the four items recorded a roll-call vote in the meeting transcript; the approvals were taken by voice vote following committee recommendations.
