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Mount Carmel council approves used utility truck, passes routine items
Summary
Council approved the purchase of a 2012 F-450 dually with 55,000 miles using capital improvement funds, moved and approved the consent agenda and minutes, and heard updates on pool and airport projects.
The Mount Carmel City Council approved several routine items and a city purchase during the meeting.
Purchase of utility truck: Mayor said Mount Carmel Public Utility offered a 2012 F-450 dually with a utility bed (about 55,000 miles, diesel) for sale and that money for the purchase is available in the city’s capital improvements fund. Council members moved and seconded a purchase; roll call produced affirmative votes and the mayor confirmed the buyer will proceed. The transcript references David James of Mount Carmel Public Utility as the person who offered the vehicle; the council recorded the purchase but did not record mover/second by name in the transcript.
Other routine actions: The council approved minutes ahead of Dec. 22 and approved the consent agenda after motions and roll-call votes. Commissioners provided brief reports: maintenance work and inspections at the pool site, tree removal near the Girl Scout Cabin, EMS and brush-fire responses, garbage collection running on schedule, and a finance update indicating receipts of about $110,008 and expenditures around $249,047, with the budget at roughly 65–66% through the fiscal year.
Project updates: The mayor said work on an aquatic center will begin with the bathhouse in the next week or two (weather permitting), pool construction in March with roughly a nine-month timeline and potential partial openings mid- to late summer. Airport work is slated to start in June to add a hangar with capacity for up to nine aircraft, intended to expand aviation capacity and attract new tenants.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (ahead of Dec. 22): Approved (motion made and seconded; roll call affirmative). - Consent agenda: Approved (motion and second; roll call affirmative). - Purchase of 2012 F-450 dually (used vehicle) from Mount Carmel Public Utility: Approved; funds from capital improvements (mover/second not specified in transcript). - Adjournment: Approved by motion and roll call.
What’s next: Projects and routine operations continue; no contested votes or amendments were recorded in the transcript. The meeting adjourned after the routine items were handled.
