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Helena council ratifies emergency water‑repair invoices
Summary
The Helena City Council ratified emergency plumbing and leak‑repair invoices already completed by the water department and recorded in the meeting packet; council moved and approved payment conditioned on available funds.
The Helena City Council voted to ratify several invoices for emergency water repairs after staff confirmed the work had already been completed. Speaker 2 moved that the invoices be paid, with Speaker 1 seconding; the motion passed on a roll call of present members.
Council reviewed three invoices cited in the packet by staff as Fluker ($615), Quatibom ($6,422,100 as read from the packet), and Crawford ($11,100). Staff and council members clarified these were emergency leak repairs previously authorized so crews could respond quickly; the presentation in tonight’s packet was intended to ratify and document the expenses for public information and for submission to Little Rock for payment or reimbursement.
Speaker 8 (staff) explained that the council previously authorized rapid leak repairs to prevent system failure and that individual invoices were being presented now so the public and council could see the specific costs. Council confirmed the motion to pay ‘‘provided funds are available’’ and recorded affirmative votes from members present.
The council deferred approval of minutes from Aug. 13 and Sept. 4 to a future meeting and took no further final actions on policy items tonight.
