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Hibbing council approves consent agenda, contracts and capital work; multiple items pass by voice vote
Summary
At its July 2 meeting the Hibbing City Council approved a large consent agenda and several contract and capital items by voice vote, including accounts payable and payroll, grant applications, procurement awards for Cary Lake improvements, auditing services, body and scribe cameras, an ambulance billing contract, and purchases of fleet equipment.
The Hibbing City Council on July 2 approved a broad consent agenda and a series of procurement and contract items by voice votes during its regular meeting in council chambers.
The consent agenda included multiple accounts payable batches (checks numbers specified in the packet), payroll for the period ending June 27, 2025, licenses and permits, and grant application approvals. Council also approved resolutions authorizing grant applications for technical assistance and Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation public works funding and authorized the mayor to execute related documents.
Separately the council approved contract and procurement items discussed later in the meeting: a phased, reduced‑scope Cary Lake campground project awarded to Shoreline Landscaping and Contracting for $288,740; paving of the Cary Lake park road to SBS for $171,300 from the parks capital fund; a columbarium purchase (down payment) to meet vendor pricing; a three‑year engagement with auditing firm ABDO (total not to exceed $162,525); payment from surplus funds to Axon for body and scribe cameras ($43,367.98); an ambulance billing services contract with ECP Billing Services; the selection of Paramount Planning to update the city emergency operations plan (not to exceed $9,000); and fleet purchases including a 2025 F‑150 ($45,004.33) and a highway surveyor pack ($11,770).
Most approvals were resolved by motion and voice vote without roll‑call tallies. Where a roll call was not recorded, the minutes indicate motions carried by voice vote. The council's packet lists relevant check numbers, resolution numbers and contract not‑to‑exceed amounts.
The meeting minutes record that the various motions were made and seconded (examples: consent agenda motion moved by Councilor Bayless and supported by Councilor Faso) and carried by voice vote. Specific documents and resolution numbers referenced in the packet were entered into the public record as part of the consent materials.
