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Decatur Utilities seeks council pre‑approval of FY26 capital projects to speed procurement
Summary
Decatur Utilities presented a package of FY26 capital projects across electric, gas, water and wastewater systems and asked the council to pre‑approve budgeted projects so the utility board can proceed without repeated council approvals for each item.
Decatur Utilities asked the City Council to authorize a wholesale submittal and preliminary approval of multiple Fiscal Year 2026 capital projects so the utility board can proceed with procurement and construction more quickly, provided project costs remain within the approved budgets.
Ray Harden of Decatur Utilities summarized the request and said Local Act 889 (the local legislative act establishing the utilities board) requires council approval for capital expenditures above a threshold. Under the proposed process, the utilities board will approve projects internally; if bids remain within the amounts the council saw in the budget packet, Decatur Utilities will proceed. If…
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