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Council approves several ordinances, projects and policies; rejects museum bids
Summary
The council approved a consent agenda, passed the second reading of ordinance 653, authorized a Central Basin pay application, adopted revised personnel policies and a TIF policy, approved a playground purchase, rejected museum roof/window bids, and moved into executive session.
Lennox city council on Monday approved a set of routine and policy actions spanning budgeting, capital projects and personnel policy updates.
During the meeting the council approved the consent agenda (roll call recorded), passed the second reading of ordinance 653 to shift Fund 212 expenditures (including moving $150,000 for the museum roof/window project and reallocating roughly $90,000 for playground timing), and approved Central Basin 4 pay application number 14, recommending a payment of $366,853.73 toward a contract that originally totaled about $8 million and is near substantial completion.
On the museum roof and window replacement staff reported only a single bid that exceeded the architect’s estimate by about $40,000; the council voted to reject all bids and directed staff to re-bid in the fall with a longer completion window. The council adopted revised personnel policies via Resolution 2024-901, which formalizes a bonus-approval process and caps awards at a monthly limit equal to 2.5% of gross salary. The council also approved purchase of a playground (Westerman Park, Option 5) at an estimated total cost of about $90,000, noting $50,000 was budgeted and approximately $39,000 would come from Fund 212 if needed.
Council also adopted a formal Tax Increment Financing (TIF) policy intended to provide predictable guidelines for developers and the city’s review process. Toward the meeting’s close the council moved into executive session for added agenda items related to real estate and personnel.
Votes at a glance: consent agenda (approved by roll call); ordinance 653 (second reading approved); Central Basin pay application #14 (payment approved); museum roof/window bids (all bids rejected); Resolution 2024-901 (personnel policies adopted); Westerman Park playground (purchase approved); TIF policy (adopted); motion to enter executive session (approved).
The meeting record shows roll-call and voice votes for each action; details of future implementation (scheduling of re-bids, payment processing and follow-up reporting) were assigned to staff and will return to the council as needed.
