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Gallatin City Council approves $50,000 stormwater appropriation, updates stormwater job title and accepts $2,589 grant
Summary
At its meeting the Gallatin City Council approved a $50,000 transfer to stormwater drainage materials after a culvert repair depleted the line, approved a job-title and job-description change for the stormwater engineering position, and accepted a $2,589 matching security-grant for four cameras at the wastewater plant.
The Gallatin City Council on Feb. 5 approved three routine items to replenish stormwater repair funds, change the title and minimum qualifications for a stormwater engineering post and accept a small matching grant for security cameras at the wastewater plant.
The council unanimously approved an ordinance to transfer $50,000 from the stormwater unassigned fund balance into the stormwater drainage materials line. City staff said an earlier $32,000 culvert replacement on Gibbs Lane nearly exhausted the materials line. "This is an ordinance appropriating $50,000 from the stormwater unassigned fund balance to stormwater drainage material. We had a $32,000 hit for a culvert replacement, culvert repair out on Gibbs Lane earlier in the year and we've about depleted this line item," said Richard DePriest.
The council also approved a resolution from the engineering department to change the vacant assistant city engineer for stormwater position to a new title, "stormwater utility administration director," and to remove a professional engineering license as a required qualification, making it preferred instead. Courtney, speaking for the engineering department, described the change as a title and job-description update: "changing the title to stormwater utility administration director, as well as an update to the job description removing the requirement of a professional engineering license and making it a preferred qualification."
Separately the council approved a property-conservation matching grant from Public Entity Partners for $2,589. Miss McCauley said the city would use the grant, if accepted, to purchase four cameras for the wastewater plant and that the cameras had not yet been purchased. "The grant that they will provide to us, if you approve it, is in the amount of $2,589. Cameras have not yet been purchased. I understand there will be an ordinance coming soon to appropriate that money," McCauley said.
Votes at a glance: The council moved and seconded each item and voted unanimously on all three measures. The motion to appropriate $50,000 was identified in the meeting as moved by Javontz and seconded by Councilman Fennell; the resolution to update the job title and the PEP grant acceptance were both moved and seconded on the floor and carried by unanimous voice vote with no recorded 'no' votes.
Procedural items: The council also approved committee minutes from Jan. 28 and Feb. 11, and adjourned after receiving routine financial and census updates.
Why it matters: The appropriation restores materials funding for immediate stormwater repairs; the job-title and qualification change is intended to broaden the candidate pool for a vacant stormwater position; the grant will fund cameras at the wastewater plant if the ordinance to appropriate the grant follows the grant acceptance.
What happens next: The council's acceptance of the PEP grant is expected to be followed by a forthcoming ordinance to appropriate the $2,589. Staff will continue to manage the stormwater materials budget through the rest of the fiscal year.
