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Tipton council approves equipment transfer, approves police IT coordinator on first reading and authorizes $4.16M in claims
Summary
Tipton City Council approved a $20,500 intra-fund transfer to buy a replacement mower, approved an amendment to the salary ordinance adding an IT coordinator certification for the police department on first reading, preauthorized payment to Enterprise Fleet Management, and approved $4,162,028.53 in claims (two abstentions).
The Tipton City Common Council voted Tuesday to approve several routine but consequential items, including a budget transfer to replace a golf-course mower, a first reading of a salary-ordinance amendment to add a police IT coordinator certification, authorization to pay a fleet-management invoice and approval of $4,162,028.53 in claims.
The council approved Resolution 2025-33 to reallocate funds within the general fund for golf grounds to purchase a new piece of equipment after one of the department's rough mowers failed. The resolution decreases the assistant superintendent line by $9,700, reduces part-time wages by $47.50 and cuts gasoline by $6,050 to create a $20,500 increase in the other-equipment line for the purchase. The motion to adopt the resolution was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote with no opposition.
Mayor (unnamed) invited Police Chief Stout to explain the council's first-reading action on Ordinance 2025-16, which amends the salary ordinance by adding a certification for an IT coordinator position in the police department. Chief Stout told the council that after Officer Nichols left the department the officer now performing IT duties ‘‘has been purchasing the computers, setting the new computers up, training the officers on the Caliber records-management system and runs our social media page,’’ and that the city would call state police for major accident reconstruction when needed. "I would like to have that wording changed from accident reconstructionist to IT coordinator," Chief Stout said. Council members discussed that the requested $100 annual certification is already in the budget and would start in 2026; the measure was amended to add IT coordinator and approved on first reading with a voice vote and no opposition.
On finance matters, the council approved payment of claims 180990 through 181161 totaling $4,162,028.53 after a motion to approve. One councilmember stated they would abstain; the meeting record shows two abstentions in total. The council also preauthorized payment to Enterprise Fleet Management for an upcoming fleet-management invoice so long as follow-up questions about the invoice are answered to staff’s satisfaction; the preauthorization was approved by voice vote.
Finally, after discussion of staffing impacts the council approved a request from the police department to allow nine officers to carry over up to three vacation days each into 2026 (a total of 27 days) because staffing shortages prevented some officers from taking scheduled time off. The motion to permit the carryover, to be used through 2026, passed by voice vote.
The council did not take an ordinance final reading on the salary change — the IT-coordinator amendment passed on first reading only and will return for subsequent consideration. The meeting adjourned after public comment and other routine items.
