Lawrenceburg officials approved a slate of contracts and maintenance agreements on Dec. 15 while the Board of Works, city boards and City Council wrapped up business for the year.

At the Board of Works meeting, staff presented a 2026 professional services agreement with American StructurePoint to perform quarterly inspections, an in‑depth four‑year bridge inspection and structural monitoring for Tanner's Creek Bridge; staff said the last in‑depth inspection took place in 2022 and the packet lists a ‘‘not to exceed’’ amount of $41,000.100 to be charged to the 2026 engineering and design line. The board approved the contract by voice vote.

The board also approved a 2026 contract for Superior Fire & Security to provide fire alarm monitoring and annual inspections covering city buildings, with monitoring/inspection costs presented in the packet as $13,515. Staff told the board they had been unsatisfied with the prior vendor’s reporting and recommended contracting with Superior Fire. The motion passed by voice vote.

City leaders approved an Atlas 2026 Master Service Agreement that sets hourly rates for geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing/inspection and environmental consulting; officials said the MSA provides rates staff can use to build budgets for future projects. The board approved a Verdin clock/clock‑tower maintenance renewal for $22,875 to be funded from the maintenance line.

Two lobbying retainers were authorized: a session‑only contract for Barnes & Thornburg (packet lists up to $30,000) and a year‑round contract with Allegis Group (Rhonda Cook and Matt Brazzi). Officials said Allegis will keep the city informed between sessions and requested a briefing during the upcoming legislative session.

Clerk/Treasurer Fetti presented a cloud‑based accounting and claims system proposal (the packet included two options). Staff recommended the Nov. 3 proposal, saying it would reduce paper and provide read‑only access for board members; the packet compared the city’s current system cost of roughly $13,000 to the proposed system’s roughly $21,000 annual cost. Council authorized proceeding with the recommended proposal by voice vote.

Votes at a glance

• American StructurePoint — Tanner's Creek bridge inspections (approved; motion recorded in packet as not to exceed $41,000.100; funding: 2026 engineering/design line).
• Superior Fire & Security — 2026 fire alarm monitoring and inspections (approved; packet amount $13,515; funding: 2026 professional services).
• Atlas — 2026 Master Service Agreement for engineering/testing services (approved).
• Verdin — 2026 clock maintenance (approved; $22,875; funding: maintenance line).
• Barnes & Thornburg — session lobbying retainer (approved; up to $30,000).
• Allegis Group — year‑round lobbying (approved).
• Boyce cloud accounting proposal — proceed with Nov. 3 option (approved; packet cost comparison given).

All motions listed above were adopted by voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript; the transcript records "All in favor? Aye" followed by "Motion carries" for each item, with no additional roll‑call tallies recorded.

Looking ahead, several contracts approved under professional services will be funded from the 2026 budget lines identified in the meeting packet; staff said more detailed scopes and bids will return for council review when specific large projects are scoped.