Council approves pay request and several accounts-payable vouchers; motions recorded as unanimous

Columbia City Council approved a contractor pay request and several accounts-payable vouchers during the meeting.

A motion was made to approve Pay Request No. 3 to Virtual Construction Company in the amount of $73,378.06; the transcript records the motion and that it passed. Council members also moved to approve accounts-payable vouchers dated Oct. 14, 2025. The vouchers and payment items referenced in the discussion included a $894.03 charge for trades, $3,182.51 for a payback period ending Sept. 19, 2025, an overtime total of $10,477.85 and a larger total figure mentioned in the transcript of $282,213.60. Transcript excerpts show motions to approve these amounts; several motions were characterized as passing unanimously, but the record provided does not show a detailed roll-call vote for each voucher.

One speaker asked about final pay requests before the council voted; staff and councilmember discussion about processing and follow-up occurred, but minutes did not record amendments to the pay requests. The council did not attach additional conditions to the contractor payment in the meeting record.

Votes at a glance: Pay Request No. 3 to Virtual Construction Company — $73,378.06 — approved (motion recorded); Accounts-payable vouchers dated Oct. 14, 2025 — approved (motions recorded); specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript.

The council did not specify which department will oversee follow-up reporting for the contractor payment or when contract retention or final inspections will be completed; those implementation details remain to be recorded in subsequent minutes or staff reports.