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Huntington City Council approves consent agenda, business license, firefighter retention payments and splash‑pad repairs
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting the Huntington City Council approved its consent agenda, granted a home-based business license, authorized $500 retention payments to eligible volunteer firefighters from a $10,000 recruitment grant, and approved a $32,060 splash‑pad repair bid; council also discussed pickleball court options and pending trailer‑court ordinance revisions.
Huntington City Council voted on a series of routine and project-level items during its Dec. 18 meeting, approving the consent agenda, a home-based business license, firefighter retention payments funded by a $10,000 recruitment and retention grant, and a $32,060 repair package for the Lions Park splash pad.
The council unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included the November 2024 council minutes, monthly city claims and the financial review. A separate vote granted a business license to Tammy Oviatt to operate “Country Made and Grown” at 550 North 400 East for farming/produce sales and sewing/embroidery.
Council members then approved the fire department’s request to use part of a $10,000 health-district recruitment and retention award to give $500 to each eligible active volunteer firefighter. According to the fire-department presentation, nine firefighters were eligible; at the requested $500 per person, the payout would total about $4,500. "Huntington Fire Department was awarded $10,000 to use for recruitment and retention," the department representative said, noting the city has the funds available and that the department plans to open its own bank account in the coming year.
On parks maintenance, the council approved a revised repair bid for the Lions Park splash pad that the presenter said focuses only on needed parts and installation. The low revised bid was $32,060 and covers two new interactive water features and a new controller with programming; council members discussed safety concerns about a small jumping-spray feature but voted to proceed with the repairs.
Other votes included routine motions to adjourn. No ordinances were adopted at the meeting; council members indicated further work and additional budget review will precede larger capital decisions such as installing new pickleball courts.
Motions and formal outcomes reported at the meeting: consent agenda approved; business license approved; firefighter retention payments approved; splash pad repair contract approved; meeting adjourned.
The council indicated the pickleball project and trailer‑court ordinance revisions will return for more detailed proposals and budget consideration in the coming months.
