City council approves seven consent items including school donations and library furniture; expense-report proposal postponed

Irondale City Council approved a consent agenda at its March meeting that included donations to local schools, security and monitoring services for Ruffner Park, a senior meal program contract and the award of a furniture contract for the new Irondale Public Library. Council members postponed a separate resolution that would standardize how council credit-card (P‑card) expenditures are reported for further work between council and administrative staff.

The council approved donations to Grantswood Community School and Grama Wood Community School to support student programs and facility needs. It also authorized a $10,000 agreement with Sentry/Scribe Stoppers of Metro Alabama Inc. to support citizen reporting and tip-based investigations, and accepted a contract to implement a county-based senior lunch program at the Irondale Senior Activity Center through the United Way Area Agency on Aging. The council approved alarm-monitoring services for Ruffner Park and a power-bill audit statement of work under an existing master contract with Ingenuity Inc. The council also accepted a furniture bid for the new Irondale Public Library from…