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Votes at a glance: council approves consent calendar, check register and contract awards
Summary
At its Oct. 21 meeting the Selma City Council approved the consent calendar, a check register and related contract awards; the council also discussed several items from the register during the roll call and Q&A.
Key council votes taken Oct. 21, 2025:
- Consent calendar (items 2.1 and 2.3–2.9): approved by roll-call vote, 5-0. - Check register (item 2.2 / Register 88020, register line items discussed): approved by roll-call vote, 5-0. - Contract award for CDBG-funded sidewalks to R.J. Berry (consent item): awarded as part of the consent calendar (contract mobilization and preconstruction steps remain pending contractor submittals and County monitoring).
What the council discussed: during the consent and check-register review council members asked staff for clarifications on several line items in the register. Staff described a $1,062.60 payment to the City of Sanger for shared ambulance reimbursement consulting (the city is one of five partner agencies sharing the charge). Staff explained a legal-services invoice to Liebert, Cassidy & Whitmore for employment-practice support ($2,797.50) and noted two $95 per-diem entries tied to DUI checkpoint training for officers. Council asked about a large combined AT&T bill included in the register; staff explained the register combined multiple city facility phone bills into one entry and said the separate facility bills (Salazar Center, senior center, police, public works etc.) are itemized internally; the exact figure was listed in the register and staff pointed to the register for the precise amount. Another register item was $1,326 for branded logo mats ordered for fire administration and Station 2; staff said those mats are replaced every few years and are maintained/cleaned by the city uniform vendor.
Contract timeline: the CDBG sidewalk contract awarded to R.J. Berry requires contractor submittals before a notice to proceed; Fresno County staff will monitor contract compliance. Staff indicated the work is scheduled to finish within the funding timeline and that the project team expects mobilization within a few weeks of contract execution.
Why it matters: approval of the consent calendar and check register processes payments, authorizes routine contracts and enables procurement and construction work to start; the CDBG sidewalks contract carries an external funding deadline and requires county oversight.
Votes and outcomes are summarized below for public clarity.
