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Votes at a glance: Nov. 18 Bowling Green City Commission actions and contract approvals
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Bowling Green City Commission approved a slate of municipal orders and ordinances including personnel promotions, procurement contracts (dispatch consoles, sprayground, sidewalk rehabilitation), change orders, grant amendments, and a personnel termination after closed session (Municipal Order 2025-291).
The Bowling Green City Commission on Nov. 18 approved multiple municipal orders and ordinances across personnel, procurement, public works and grant funding. Key votes and outcomes are listed below; all items were approved on roll call unless noted.
- Municipal Order 2025-274: Promotions in Fire Department (Sean Hamilton to captain; Dustin Blair to engineer) — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-275: Promotion of Carolina N. G. to inspection support specialist (Neighborhood & Community Services) — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-276: Promotion of Kelly Harrell to property custodian, Police Department — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-277: Transfer of Anthony Brown to Heavy Equipment Operator 2, Parks & Rec — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-278: Probationary appointment of Jamie Holton, Communications Dispatcher Supervisor — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-279: Probationary appointment of James Johnston, Firefighter — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-280: Acceptance of FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-281: Purchase of 14 Watson dispatch consoles and desks for public safety training center, $295,755.62 (Omnia Partners cooperative) — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-282: Circus Square Park sprayground reconstruction awarded to Landmark Aquatic (Spear Aquatics LLC), total $694,008 (includes five-year service agreement $9,200/yr) — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-283: Riverfront Park Phase 1 construction award to Scott & Murphy Inc., amount not to exceed $4,305,769 — approved (covered in a separate article). - Municipal Order 2025-284: Change order to Qk4 Inc. professional services for Scottsville Road multi-use path, $161,026 (total project $381,522) — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-285: FY26 sidewalk rehabilitation contract to Baker Contracting LLC, not to exceed $400,000 — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-286: Wheatstone Avenue sidewalk to Baker Contracting LLC, amount not to exceed $83,610.50 — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-287: Turkey Run Basin expansion sole-source contract to Infinity Pipeline, Inc., $198,800 — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-288: Amendment to CDBG-DR grant for Whispering Hills stormwater project to accept additional $530,000 (total ~ $1,000,008.52), deadline extended to 2027 — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-289: Acceptance of FEMA Public Assistance reimbursement funds and authorization for the mayor to sign MOA — approved. - Municipal Order 2025-290: Travel expenses for City Manager Jeff Meisel to attend ICMA conference — approved. - Ordinance BG2025-26 (second reading, binding): Code amendments on stormwater and a $4 utility fee implementation (to utilities) — approved (implementation beginning Jan. 2027 and details to be published). - Ordinance BG2025-27 (second reading, binding): Water and Sewer revenue bond anticipation notes authorization — approved. - Ordinance BG2025-28 (second reading, binding): FY2026 budget amendment No. 1 — approved. - Ordinance BG2025-29 (second reading, binding): Repeal of Chapter 7 (Cable Communications) — approved.
After returning from closed session the commission added and approved Municipal Order 2025-291, approving the termination of Catherine McKee from the Fire Department; the motion passed on roll call with no discussion recorded.
All of the above passed on recorded roll calls as shown in the meeting transcript. For detailed project descriptions, quotes, and the Riverfront Park award, see the related stories published from this meeting.
