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Bradford council approves budget items, equipment purchases and appointments in consent agenda
Summary
Council moved through a broad consent agenda: the 2026 budget and related ordinances (millage, wage and salary ordinances), approvals for vendor quotes, appointments of two full-time firefighters, a two-year firefighters collective bargaining agreement, and several intergovernmental contracts were recorded with roll-call confirmations.
The City of Bradford City Council advanced and recorded votes on a package of budget and administrative items during its meeting. Under old business the council considered a 03/2026 budget ordinance and a millage ordinance that Speaker 2 noted did not include a tax increase; motions and roll-call confirmations followed.
Council approved a wage ordinance and a separate ordinance setting salaries for city employees (transcript references several ordinance numbers, including readings labeled in the record as 'ordinance number 3303' and 'wage ordinance'). The council also authorized administrative and procurement items in the consent agenda: acceptance of vendor quotes for equipment and services (Stryker Sales LLC; All American Fire Equipment), prepaid payment for refuse coupons to Matrix Imaging Solutions Inc., and payment approvals across general, liquid fuel and capital reserve funds.
Appointments and intergovernmental agreements recorded on the consent agenda included appointing Jamir J. Mackenzie and Xander Ray as full-time firefighters/EMTs; authorizing a two-year collective bargaining agreement between the city and International Association of Firefighters Local 655; authorizing a tax-collection agreement with the local school district; and authorizing an emergency ambulance service agreement with a neighboring township. A motion to appoint Kathy Veil as captain of the City of Bradford Fire Department was recorded and confirmed by roll call.
Context and process: most consent items were presented with brief summaries and moved and seconded in sequence; roll-call confirmations of 'Yes' were captured repeatedly in the transcript following each motion. The transcript does not always present a single, consolidated vote tally for each ordinance, and in some cases the recorded names during roll call vary in spelling in the raw transcript. The transcript does not include full textual motion language for every consent item beyond the item titles and vendor names.
What to expect next: Individual items that require implementation (for example, the fire department appointments and the collective bargaining agreement) will proceed to administrative onboarding and contract execution; the transcript provides the approvals on the record but does not include implementation timelines.
