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St John Council approves $72,855.65 in purchase requests and $1.31 million accounts-payable voucher on unanimous votes
Summary
On Nov. 5 the St John Town Council approved a set of purchase requests totaling $72,855.65 and an accounts-payable voucher for $1,309,475.32 by roll call votes of 4-0. The clerk read vendor names and amounts; the transcript contains an apparent transcription error for the unleaded fuel line that conflicts with the combined total listed.
The St John Town Council approved two payment items at its Nov. 5, 2025 meeting: a set of purchase requests totaling $72,855.65 and an accounts-payable voucher dated Nov. 5, 2025, for $1,309,475.32. Both motions passed on roll-call votes of 4-0.
Beth Hernandez, the town clerk-treasurer, read six line items that the clerk said combined to $72,855.65 and asked for a motion to pay. The clerk read vendor names and amounts for unleaded fuel, on-road diesel, the annual public water system fee, crack-sealant for streets, root-destroyer for sanitary mains and fiber-optic cable repair between Town Hall and the Public Safety Building. After a motion and a second, roll-call votes were recorded: Gerald Sweats, Mike Bobat, Wayne Pandina and Anne Oster voted yes; the motion carried 4 to 0.
The transcript contains an apparent error in the line-item read for unleaded fuel, where the amount was read as "$11,009,924.55," which contradicts the clerk's stated combined total of $72,855.65. The transcript otherwise lists the following line items (as read): on-road diesel $8,724.90; public water system annual fee $8,793.20; crack-sealant $9,450.00; root destroyer $4,200.00; fiber-optic cable repair $29,763.00. Because the clerk provided a total ($72,855.65) that does not match the unusually large unleaded figure read in the transcript, the exact individual amount for unleaded fuel is not specified in the record provided here and should be confirmed with the clerk’s office or official voucher.
Later, the council considered and approved an accounts-payable voucher representing payroll, supplies, services and equipment in the amount of $1,309,475.32. After a motion, a second and a roll-call, Gerald Sweats, Mike Bobat, Wayne Pandina and Anne Oster voted yes and the motion carried 4 to 0.
No amendment or further discussion of the bills was recorded in the meeting minutes excerpt provided.
