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Angola council approves change orders, appointments and year-end payments
Summary
On Dec. 16 the Angola City Common Council approved two construction change orders (one increase, one decrease), a reappointment, annual committee appointments, and accounts payable vouchers; several agenda items were approved by voice vote.
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Angola City Common Council approved a series of routine actions, including two construction change orders, annual appointments and the council’s accounts-payable voucher list.
Votes at a glance
- Community Crossing Project (Project No. 202302): approved Change Order No. 1 increasing the contract by $53,065.87. The project was described as finished and a roughly 5% increase due to bad soils and an incorrectly located gas service line; city crews performed substantial in‑house demolition work. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Angola Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids Improvement Project: approved Change Order No. 1 decreasing the contract by $27,846.79. Staff described four items behind the change order (added channel, trench-drain substitution credit, panel gauge correction credit and door-type credit); the net credit was $27,846.79. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Accounts payable voucher approval: council approved vouchers numbered 71,845 through 72,100. The clerk read a total described in the meeting as “1,000,000 hundred and $28,913.41” which includes interfund transfers of $126,496.57; council approved the vouchers by voice vote. (Total recorded as read in meeting; transcript phrasing was unclear.)
- Reappointment: the council approved the reappointment of Mark Cohen to the Redevelopment Commission for 2025. Cohen was present and has accepted the appointment; the council noted it remains one short on the commission and asked for recommendations for an additional, city‑resident appointment.
- Mayoral board, committee and commission appointments and department head appointments for 2025: the council received the slate for information and approved the routine year‑over‑year appointments with one change noted (Council member Rowe replaced on certain committees by Council member Dow); department heads reappointed and the incoming fire chief (William Herder) was noted to take office Dec. 22. These items were carried by voice vote.
Other routine business approved by voice vote included approval of minutes, a resolution authorizing appropriation transfers pursuant to Indiana Code and an ordinance amending compensation of appointed officers for 2025; each item was presented and approved during the meeting without recorded roll-call tallies.
The council conducted these approvals as part of its regular business and did not record individual roll-call vote tallies for these items; motions were made, seconded and approved by voice.
