Danville commission approves ordinance, board appointments and a string of contracts and utility projects

The Danville City Commission on Oct. 27 approved a set of ordinances, appointments and contract awards covering personnel policy, boards, security services, water‑system work and engineering support.

Key formal actions the commission approved by voice vote or roll call at the meeting:

- Ordinance No. 2058 (second reading and adoption): amendment to the classification and compensation plan (CDO 2‑96). The ordinance passed on roll call; the clerk recorded Commissioners Caudle, Peake, Atkins (mayor), Holland and Sarris as voting "yes." (See roll call at 32:52 of the meeting record.)

- Resolution 25102701: medical summary plan description amendment (employee medical plan changes tied to recruitment/retention). Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102702: plan‑sponsor disclosure confirming no gag clause and authorizing the third‑party administrator Aspire to handle required reporting. Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102703: award of security services contract to TOPS Private Investigation and Security Firm for a term running approximately Nov. 2025–Oct. 2026; the recommended low bid was roughly $4/hour below the previous vendor's base rate (the prior vendor's base was stated in the record). Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102704: award of contract for tank cleaning and painting of the Cox Street water tower to CNS Quality Services LLC, low bid at $198,903. Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102705: GAC (granular activated carbon) filter clean‑out/reactivation at the water plant, contract to S4 Water Sales & Service LLC, low bid $134,645. Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102706: Basin IQ inflow & infiltration (I&I) study and pilot with CDP Engineers, $29,600 from capital funds to begin an initial program to locate I&I issues in the gravity sewer system. Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102707: Amendment No. 1 to HDR for lead & copper program services (additional inventory/modeling/GIS and related compliance work); the amendment was funded with a combined $60,000 from KIA and utility funds (transcript language). Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102708: first reimbursement request for the EDA/KPDI John Stegall Road project (pass‑through grant disbursement) in the amount of $23,995.60. Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102709: public works garage roof repair (office/warehouse area) to Roof Links, low bid $74,592, for repairs to stop leaks before interior repairs. Approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 25102710: selection of Spahn Ranch Skateparks as the design‑build partner to begin design for the Millennium Park skate‑park renovation; commission accepted the proposal and directed staff to return with a design contract (initial design phase budgeted at roughly $50,000 in the vendor proposal). The commission agreed to strike a published $800,000 construction estimate from the resolution pending contract and budget approvals; no construction authorization was given at Oct. 27.

- Appointments/reappointments: Reappointment of Casey Cheatham to the urban renewal board (four‑year term through 10/31/2029, per the transcript); appointment of John Rausch and Tom Pohlen to the ethics board. Approved by voice vote.

- Personnel: acceptance of two staff resignations listed in the record (a police officer identified as Steven Pater in the transcript and Gracie Horn, utility clerk). Accepted by voice vote.

Where the record included roll call (ordinance 2058), votes were recorded as "yes" by each commissioner present. Most other actions were approved by voice vote with no opposing votes announced during the meeting.

Provenance: Each of the above items appears in the meeting transcript at the times listed in the public record; staff presentations and staff recommendations are recorded in the clerk's packet and in the Oct. 27 meeting audio/transcript.