Pulaski aldermen approve engineering contracts, set public hearing on building-permit fee changes; Kenneth Bass sworn in as police chief

The Pulaski Board of Mayor and Aldermen on July 8 approved engineering contracts and bid authorizations for several public-works projects, set a public hearing on proposed changes to commercial and residential building-permit fees, and swore in Kenneth Bass as the city’s new police chief.

The board voted unanimously to adopt an order on first reading that would replace the current fee schedule for commercial and residential building permits with a square-foot based structure. "This came out of the planning commission, and they studied this for quite some time," said Mr. Harrison, a city staff member presenting the item. The board set a public hearing on the proposal for July 22 at 12:05 p.m.

The board also approved a resolution to enter into an engineering contract with TLM Associates to prepare specifications and bid documents to repair a deteriorating wall at Sam Davis Park's baseball field. "Part of the problem is the capstone does not have expansion joints...the brick has buckled up," Harrison said, explaining the engineer’s findings and the need for formal…