Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Operations topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves repairs, transfers, donations and prior‑year invoice payments in unanimous votes
Summary
On Jan. 8 the council approved a series of routine orders: a $325,000 bond order for Fire Station 2 repairs (first passage), $30,000 for retirement buybacks, a $6,000 transfer to the DPS burial account, payment of two prior‑fiscal‑year police invoices ($2,000 and $1,750) and acceptance of donations ($25,000 for K‑9 cruiser air conditioning and $2,325 for veterans services). Votes were unanimous.
The Salem City Council on Jan. 8 approved multiple routine and fiscal measures in unanimous roll‑call votes.
Fire Station 2 repairs: Councilor Davis introduced a bond order of $325,000 to reconstruct and make structural repairs to Fire Station 2 after a fire truck struck a door frame and discovered additional structural issues. The council voted 11–0 for first passage and referred the matter for the required second passage.
Retirement buyback and transfers: The council approved up to $30,000 within the retirement stabilization fund to cover contractual vacation and sick‑leave buybacks for union employees and voted to transfer $6,000 from receipts reserved to the Department of Public Services burial account to replenish funds for burial services at Green Lost Cemetery.
Prior‑fiscal‑year invoices: Under Chapter 44 procedures, the council approved payment of two prior‑year invoices for the police department: $2,000 to Its Raining Pets for animal control housing services and $1,750 for psychological consulting services; both measures passed 11–0.
Donations: The council accepted a $25,000 donation from the Salem Police Working Dog Foundation to support canine unit care and to offset costs of retrofitting a cruiser with rear air‑conditioning, and accepted a $2,325 donation from the VFW for Salem Veterans Services. Councilors thanked donors and noted the benefits to service delivery.
What passed: each item was moved, discussed briefly where relevant, and passed unanimously by roll call.
