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Council approves consent agenda and four regular items including speed-limit change and smoking‑ordinance amendment; appointment to airport board
Summary
The Abilene City Council approved its consent agenda and voted to adopt several regular‑agenda items Sept. 25, including a package of water/wastewater chemical contracts, a speed‑limit change on Waldrop Drive and a final reading amending the city smoking ordinance.
The Abilene City Council on Sept. 25 approved several items of routine business in a single vote and took separate votes on four regular‑agenda items.
Consent agenda The council approved the consent agenda (items 4 through 23, with item 17 pulled from consideration). Councilman Yates moved to approve the consent agenda and Councilman Beard seconded; the mayor announced “All yeses. Motion carries.” The specific items included standard procurement, routine contract renewals and administrative matters listed on the meeting agenda; item 17 was removed from consideration by staff.
Bulk chemicals for water/wastewater (Item 24) Matthew Dane, director of water utilities, presented an annual bid award for bulk chemicals used in water and wastewater treatment. He told the council that two vendors submitted identical bids for sodium chloride, creating a tie. By city ordinance the mayor is to determine the award for a tied bid by a randomized process; staff placed the item on the regular agenda to…
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