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St. John Council approves purchases, budget carryovers and fire apparatus financing; several items pass 3-0
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting the Town Council approved multiple purchase requests and budget actions, including purchase agreements for a fire apparatus and combined financing for a ladder truck and engine, with all recorded votes 3-0.
The Town Council of the Town of St. John on Feb. 12 approved a series of financial and administrative items, including purchase orders, budget carryovers and financing for fire apparatus. All recorded votes on the listed items were 3 to 0.
Key approvals at the meeting included:
- Ten purchase requests totaling $476,431.59 were approved.
- An accounts payable voucher dated Feb. 12, 2025, representing combined payments for payroll, supplies, services and equipment, in the amount of $1,665,787.88 was approved.
- Ordinance 18-56, concerning the conversion of vacation days acquired by the town manager, was considered and carried 3-0 (first-reading/consideration recorded in the minutes).
- Resolution 2025-212 (recorded in the meeting as “resolution 20 20 five-two-twelve”), authorizing 2024 encumbered appropriations to be carried into the 2025 budget year, was approved 3-0.
- Appointments to boards and commissions for 2025 were approved, naming John Gill to the Contractors Board, Ed Stojorovich to the Economic Development Commission, Pete Cluderas to the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority, and Eric Veliska as the Park Board school liaison.
- The council approved a purchase agreement with Sutfin (listed in the meeting as "Stefan Setfin/Sutfin") for fire apparatus not to exceed $2,142,000.
- The council approved combined financing for a Sutfin SPH 100 stock ladder truck and a Sutfin engine in the amount of $2,946,952, to be financed over 10 years at an interest rate of 4.96%, with funds to come from the accumulated fire fund and authority for the town manager to execute associated paperwork.
Council members recorded brief procedural votes on other routine items, including approval of minutes for the Jan. 22, 2025 meeting and a motion to adjourn. Each listed vote in the minutes is recorded as carrying 3 to 0.
During reports the council also recognized School Resource Officers serving local districts; St. John Police Chief Steve Flores and other staff spoke in appreciation of SROs’ roles in the schools. That recognition was ceremonial and did not include any council action.
No public hearings or public-comment-driven policy actions related to these approvals were recorded in the meeting excerpt.
