Votes at a glance: Wyoming City Council approves contracts, equipment purchases and three ordinances

The Wyoming City Council approved a series of resolutions, contract amendments and ordinances on Tues., Jan. 21, 2025. All items below were adopted by roll‑call vote at the meeting.

Summary of council actions

- Acceptance of temporary construction permits for nonmotorized trail work (agenda items 25‑2 and 25‑3). Motions carried by roll call. These permits give staff temporary access across private properties to construct trail segments discussed during the meeting.

- Consent agenda. The council approved the consent agenda by roll call vote (items combined as presented at the meeting).

- Resolution authorizing employment agreement with retired city attorney Scott Smith (Resolution A). Council approved a part‑time engagement for Smith to continue work on complex, ongoing legal matters including the water agreement with Ottawa County and issues related to the city’s third transmission main. The agreement specifies an hourly rate of $200 for actual hours worked, an expected part‑time commitment of about 10 hours per week, and a term that ends when a new city attorney is hired or on March 27, 2025, whichever comes first. Motion was made and supported on the record; council adopted the resolution by roll call.

- Award of bids for reality‑based police training equipment and associated ammunition and accessories (Resolution: letter a). The purchase provides simulated Glock training handguns and simulated ammunition so officers can train on the same platform now in service after the department’s switch from SIG Sauer to Glock. City staff said the full cost of this purchase is covered by a MCOLS grant. Council approved the award and corresponding budget amendment referenced at the meeting.

- Concurrence with emergency purchase of network switches and authorization of payment to People Driven Technologies (Resolution: letter b). The city manager reported two recent failures of aging switches caused widespread outages; staff authorized an emergency purchase to replace eight switches that support enhanced security configuration. The city manager said lead time is approximately two to three weeks and reported an approximate cost of $96,000; council concurred by roll call.

- Acceptance of amendments to automotive body repair services contract and to vehicle and equipment maintenance/repair contracts (Resolutions: letters c and d). Staff explained the extensions maintain current unit prices and authorize additional dollars for as‑needed repairs after recent staffing pressures in the fleet shop. Council approved the contract amendments and a budget amendment noted in the packet.

- Purchase of miscellaneous repair and operating supplies and authorization to purchase intake filters for new blowers at the clean water plant (Resolutions: letters e and f). Staff said the miscellaneous supplies purchase is estimated at about $40,000, and additional intake filters are needed because filters have been replaced more frequently than expected during blower installations. Council approved both purchases.

- Acceptance of service agreement for an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (Resolution: letter g). The city explained the instrument measures trace metals at the clean water plant and will likely need recalibration or service after laboratory fume hood replacements and related equipment moves. Council approved a three‑year service agreement with the equipment manufacturer.

- Ordinances in final reading (Ordinance 1‑25, 2‑25 and 3‑25). The council adopted three ordinances in final reading. City staff said Ordinances 1‑25 and 2‑25 update code sections to comply with recent court decisions and adjust definitions; Ordinance 3‑25 amends accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules to restrict ADUs to attached units, set size and bedroom limits, and require a minimum level of parking. Each ordinance was adopted by roll call vote in its final reading.

Votes and legal notes

All recorded roll‑call votes at the meeting were affirmative on the items presented; no recorded no votes or abstentions were announced for the actions described above. Where staff described budget amendments, the council referenced the specific amendment numbers during votes (for example, budget amendment numbers 28 and 29 were cited during contract and equipment items).

What council discussed but did not adopt tonight

City staff and council discussed water‑system items (including the Ottawa County water agreement and planning for a third transmission main) as ongoing work; those agreements were described as near completion but were not adopted at this meeting. The mayor and staff also discussed capital work at the clean water plant and timing for a pedestrian bridge installation on 28th Street; these are active projects that will return for further action or vendor contracts as necessary.

Meeting provenance

The council considered these items and voted on them during its Jan. 21, 2025 regular meeting; motions, seconders and roll‑call approvals are reflected in the meeting record.