Sellersburg council approves routine contracts, billing adjustment and annual sludge-hauling award

At its meeting the Town of Sellersburg council approved several routine items ranging from facility contracts to a wastewater hauling award.

The council approved continuing pest-control service for the recently acquired Sellersburg Elementary School building with Black Diamond at $40 per month and approved an annual insurance premium for the structure of $8,005.69. Both items were presented as continuation of services previously in place under the Silver Creek School Corporation; staff requested these costs be paid from town funds upon council approval.

The council also approved a utility-billing correction and refund of $1,660.95 tied to a meter error that dated back to January 2023; staff said the meter was changed on Jan. 29, 2023 and the billing office corrected the dial misreading.

For wastewater operations, town staff recommended awarding the 2025 sludge-hauling contract to EcoTech (Ecotech Waste Logistics), the incumbent. Staff said they solicited four vendors and received two timely responses; council was told EcoTech offered the lowest cost per load after adjusting the bids to a comparable per-load figure ($735 per load for EcoTech versus $814 per load for the other respondent). Councilmembers asked staff to ensure bid comparisons were conducted on an "apples to apples" basis; staff said the solicitation document was revised to clarify per-load comparisons.

Each item was approved by motion and second (motions recorded as moved by Matt and seconded by Scott in the meeting record), and final votes were unanimous among members present (recorded as 3-0).