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Romulus council approves appointments, emergency-notification contract, vehicle lifts and $2.97 million warrant
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Romulus City Council confirmed an appointment to the recreation commission, approved a three-year Code Red emergency-notification agreement, authorized a piggyback purchase of mobile column lifts and approved warrant 25-17 totaling $2,967,996.77 across city funds.
The Romulus City Council on Sept. 8 approved several routine but material administrative items, including an appointment to the recreation commission, a three-year emergency-notification contract, a purchase of heavy-equipment lifts and payment of city warrants totaling $2,967,996.77.
Appointment: Council concurred with administration to appoint Autumn Archie to the Romulus Recreation Commission, with a term expiring Dec. 31, 2025. The motion to concur passed on a roll-call vote.
Emergency notifications: The council authorized the mayor and clerk to enter a three-year agreement for the Code Red emergency-notification system. Councilmembers emphasized that residents must sign up for the system on the city website to receive alerts by phone, text or email. Staff offered to assist residents without internet access to register.
Vehicle lifts: The council approved piggybacking on a cooperative purchasing contract to acquire a set of six mobile column lifts for heavy vehicles. The purchase was described by staff as mobile lifts used by mechanics to service heavy equipment (fire trucks, salt trucks) and was listed at a total cost of $89,677.96. The vendor was identified in the packet; the transcript references a Sourcewell cooperative contract and the maker of mobile column lifts (transcribed name corrected in administrative documents to Stertil-Koni USA, Inc.).
Warrant payments: The council approved warrant number 25-17 by roll call. The warrant amounts included line-item totals across funds, with a grand total of $2,967,996.77. Among the line items recorded in the motion were: General Fund $94,356.75; Major Street Fund $4,393.04; Local Street Fund $57,002.46; Public Safety Fund $49,343.55; Tax Increment Finance Authority $2,056,298.58; Water and Sewer Fund $487,427.78; Motor Vehicle $24,296.53; Library Fund $13,471.97; and other smaller funds and payroll accounting items. The motion passed by roll call with all voting yes.
Each of the above motions passed by roll call and the council did not attach additional conditions in the meeting transcript. Staff comments noted next steps for resident sign-up for Code Red and for coordinating delivery/installation of the vehicle lifts with the relevant city department.
