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Votes at a glance: Stevensville Town Council actions on minutes, claims, bids and property
Summary
The council approved minutes and claims, awarded an IT services bid, approved disposal of a street sweeper, rejected permission to bid on a sewer jet unit and scheduled an Aug. 7 budget workshop.
At its July 16 meeting, the Stevensville Town Council recorded a series of procedural and policy votes. Key outcomes recorded on the meeting record include approvals of minutes and claims, an award of an IT-services bid, disposal of a nonfunctional street sweeper and the scheduling of a budget workshop. A motion to seek permission to bid on a surplus sewer jet unit failed.
Votes and motions recorded on the meeting transcript (motions listed with mover/second where recorded):
- Approval of town council minutes (June 26, 2025): Motion by Council member Smith; second by Council member Parker; outcome recorded as approved on the record (vote tally not specified in transcript excerpt).
- Approval of budget workshop minutes (July 8, 2025): Motion by Council member Smith; second by Council member Brown; outcome: approved (recorded as 3–0).
- Approval of biweekly claims (19789 through 19816): Motion by Council member Smith; second by Council member Brown; outcome: approved, recorded as 3–0.
- Award bid for IT services: Motion by Council member Barker; second by Council member Smith; outcome: approved, recorded as 3–0. Staff had confirmed that the town has baseline cybersecurity and the additional layer offered in the bid was optional.
- Resolution No. 570, disposal of certain town property (old street sweeper): Motion by Council member Brown; second by Council member Smith; outcome: approved, recorded as 3–0. Meeting remarks noted the town purchased a new street sweeper for $12,000 and contracted Jeff's Towing to scrap the old unit; towing invoice ~ $1,100 with $600 credited against the tow per the discussion.
- Permission to bid on a sewer jet unit: Motion by Council member Barker; second by Council member Brown; outcome: failed, recorded as 0–3 (councilors voted No citing budget timing and plant priorities).
- Schedule budget workshop for Aug. 7 at 6 p.m.: Motion by Council member Brown; second recorded; outcome: approved, recorded as 3–0.
No ordinance adoptions or appointments were recorded in the meeting excerpt. Several procedural votes (minutes/claims) were handled unanimously or without extended debate; the sewer-jet item drew the most substantive debate and resulted in a failed motion.
