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Amherst council adopts ordinance to solicit bids for UV upgrades at water pollution control center
Summary
The council suspended the three‑reading rule and adopted Ordinance O2507, directing the Safety Service Director to solicit bids and award a contract for ultraviolet system upgrades at the Water Pollution Control Center. The vote was unanimous, 7–0.
The Amherst City Council on March 24 adopted an ordinance authorizing the Safety Service Director to solicit bids and award a contract for ultraviolet (UV) system upgrades at the city’s Water Pollution Control Center.
Councilmembers voted 7–0 to suspend the rule requiring three readings and then adopted the ordinance on first reading. The ordinance was assigned number O2507. The ordinance text directs the Safety Service Director to solicit bids for the UV system upgrades and to award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; it also declares an emergency to allow adoption on first reading.
Council procedures show a motion to suspend the three‑reading requirement was made and seconded before the roll call that produced the unanimous suspension and subsequent adoption. The clerk recorded a 7–0 vote on both the suspension and the adoption. No funding amount, contractor names, timeline for work, or technical specifications for the UV system upgrades were stated in the meeting record.
The council did not record debate on technical alternatives or contractor selection criteria during the public portion of the minutes. The ordinance text names the Safety Service Director as the official authorized to both solicit and award the contract; no staff member was identified by name in the discussion recorded on the transcript.
No public comments about the UV system upgrades were made during the meeting.
The ordinance will be entered into the city’s ordinance records as O2507; the transcript does not specify effective date beyond the declaration of emergency.
