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Prattville council adopts consent agenda and approves equipment purchases, contracts and ALDOT grant application
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Summary
The Prattville City Council unanimously adopted a consent agenda listing nine nuisance/abatement items and approved multiple resolutions to purchase equipment (tractor and rotary cutter), award contracts for engineering and concrete work, and authorize an ALDOT RAA grant application; total specified amounts include $72,050.27 for a tractor and $32,250 for engineering services.
The Prattville City Council unanimously adopted a consent agenda and approved a slate of routine purchases, contract awards and a grant application at its Feb. 3 meeting.
The consent agenda included nine items the mayor described as nuisance abatements (addresses enumerated) and a resolution to set a public hearing for a restaurant retail liquor license for Logan's Roadhouse Enterprise LLC. The council voted to create the consent agenda (motion by Councilor Jackson, second by Councilor Newman) and then adopted it (motion by Councilor Chambers, second by Councilor Merrick).
On the regular agenda the council approved the following measures:
- A resolution authorizing release of funds to purchase a 2026 Kubota tractor through the Sourcewell cooperative (contract 082923-KBA) from Capital Tractor Incorporated for Urban Management at a cost not to exceed $72,050.27. (Introduced by Councilor Merrick; seconded by Councilor Chambers.)
- Amendment to the FY2026 budget and authorization for the mayor to enter a contract with Civil Southeast LLC for engineering services for the McQueen Smith Road at Jay Street intersection improvement project at a cost not to exceed $32,250 (citing Code of Alabama, section 39-2-2); the mayor is authorized to execute necessary documents. (Introduced by Councilor Langley; seconded by Councilor Jackson.)
- Amendment to the FY2026 budget and authorization of funds not to exceed $28,750 to J and E Contracting LLC to replace the concrete pad at Fire Station 2. (Introduced by Councilor Chambers; seconded by Councilor Merrick.)
- Authorization to purchase a Land Pride 10-foot rotary cutter from Capital Tractor Incorporated for Urban Management at a cost not to exceed $24,298.72. (Introduced by Councilor Merrick; seconded by Councilor Newman.)
- Authorization for city staff to apply to the Alabama Department of Transportation under the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) grant program for various roadway improvements, with the city committing matching funds should the grant be awarded. (Introduced by Councilor Langley; seconded by Councilor Chambers.)
All regular-agenda resolutions recorded in the meeting were adopted without recorded opposition.
The council did not debate significant changes to project scope or funding in public session. A councilor asked procedural questions about bids and qualifications for engineering services; the Civil Southeast authorization cited the statutory provision allowing selection of architects/engineers under Code of Alabama §39-2-2.
Next steps: Contracts and purchase orders will be executed by the mayor and staff according to the terms described in the adopted resolutions.
