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Board approves Motorola radios, salt purchase and warrant list totaling $463,713.68
Summary
On July 8 the board approved a purchase of four portable radios from Motorola Solutions for $23,379.12, a Compass Minerals order for 600 tons of salt ($61,187), and a warrantless payments list of $463,713.68; staff confirmed last winter salt usage was about 600 tons.
At the July 8 meeting the Board of Aldermen approved several procurement items and a warrant list.
A purchase order to Motorola Solutions for four portable radios totaling $23,379.12 was moved and approved by voice vote. The board also considered a purchase order to Compass Minerals for road salt in the amount of $61,187; staff said the order covers 600 tons and that salt use last winter was about 600 tons.
Finance staff presented a warrantless payments list of $463,713.68; a motion to approve the warrants carried on a voice vote. During discussion board members asked staff to provide more transparent descriptions of credit-card and small expenditures in the Friday packet so the board and public can see item-level details.
Why it matters: The purchases support public-safety communications and winter maintenance; the warrant list covers routine city expenditures. Board members requested more detailed backup for credit-card expenditures to improve transparency.
