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Votes at a glance: Morganton Council approves consent contracts, budget amendments and appointments
Summary
Morganton City Council approved consent contracts for generators, underground electric work, playground equipment and parking-lot repairs, accepted $30,779 in insurance reimbursements via budget amendments, approved a $5,747.50 engineering change order for the Boardwalk Connector, and confirmed multiple appointments on Nov. 3.
Morganton’s City Council approved several motions by voice vote on Nov. 3, covering procurement contracts, budget amendments recognizing insurance reimbursements, a contract change order for the Boardwalk Connector project, and appointments to city boards.
Consent agenda (approved in a single motion): City staff presented minutes from Oct. 6 (and related completion meeting Oct. 14) and contracts including replacement of the backup generator/transfer switch at Public Safety Headquarters (Power Generation and Control; not to exceed $120,091.51), a recurring agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation for bridal inspections, an underground electric contract with Carl Grigg Electric (unit cost not to exceed $275,000), parking-lot repair and seal coating at Shoey and Collett Street, and purchase/installation contracts for playground equipment at Drexel Heritage (equipment not to exceed $61,956.12; installation not to exceed $28,031). Council moved, seconded and approved the consent agenda by voice vote. Specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
Budget amendments (approved): Council approved four budget amendments recognizing insurance reimbursements totaling $30,779: $5,510 to the Water Fund (equipment damage), $1,301 to Wastewater (lightning damage at the wastewater treatment plant), $13,560 to the General Fund (vehicle damage), and $10,408 to the Electric Fund (property damage).
Boardwalk Connector contract change order (approved): Council approved Change Order No. 1, Option 2 with Arete Engineering PLLC in the amount of $5,747.50 for additional engineering and design services related to material and design changes for the Boardwalk Connector project.
Appointments (approved): Council reappointed Ruth Roseborough to the Historic Preservation Commission (term to expire 11/08/2028). The mayor appointed Randy Moore to the Morganton Housing Authority (term to expire 02/01/2027) and Latrice Lyerly to the Morganton Housing Authority Board (term to expire 02/01/2030).
All items were approved by voice vote; the transcript records "Aye" responses and the mayor announcing motions passed. The meeting record attached to the transcript did not include roll-call vote tallies by name for these actions.
