Lenoir City Council approves fire department bid request, schedules workshop and OKs Dec. 3 parade closure

The Lenoir City Council voted to add a request from the fire department to go out to bid for a pickup truck and approved a street closure for the city’s annual Christmas parade, the council stated during the meeting. Councilmember Jim Shields moved to add the fire-department item to the agenda; the motion was seconded by Simpson and passed on a roll-call vote. The councilmember who introduced the request said most of the funding would come from surplus property sales, according to remarks on the record.

The council also scheduled a workshop for Dec. 1 at 4:00 p.m.; City Administrator Kelso said the council would receive further information from her office in the near future. Councilmembers then approved the amended agenda, recording ayes on the roll call.

Separately, the council approved a street closure on Broadway between Sixth Street and Grand Street on Dec. 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the Christmas parade. The motion to approve the parade closure was moved and seconded and passed with ayes recorded.

An item introduced as “Item number 2,” identified in the meeting as referencing Commissioner Boyle from Park Road, was also moved and approved during the session; the meeting record includes a roll-call of ayes for that item. City Administrator Kelso reported she had no additional business.

No detailed funding documents or ordinance numbers were provided on the record during the meeting; the council indicated follow-up information would be provided by the administration. The meeting opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded through routine roll-call votes and announcements.

Votes at a glance

- Motion to add fire-department pickup-truck bid request to the agenda: moved by Councilmember Jim Shields; seconded by Simpson; outcome: approved (ayes recorded). Funding source stated on the record as “most of the funding will come from surplus property sales.”

- Motion to approve the agenda as amended: outcome: approved (ayes recorded).

- Motion to approve street closure for Christmas parade (Broadway between Sixth and Grand, Dec. 3, 6–8 p.m.): outcome: approved (ayes recorded).

- Item number 2 (Commissioner Boyle, Park Road): motion moved and approved (ayes recorded); specifics of the item were not articulated in detail on the recorded transcript.

Next steps

The city administrator will provide additional information about the Dec. 1 workshop and any follow-up materials related to the fire department procurement and the parade as they become available.