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Rawlins council approves budget, municipal code amendments, payroll, contracts and street rehab bid in June 15 meeting
Summary
At its June 15 meeting the Rawlins City Council adopted the FY2021–22 budget, passed two municipal-code amendments (vehicle and fencing), approved payroll and accounts payable, awarded an $851,439 street-rehab contract to STC Construction, and authorized the July 4 fireworks display; all listed motions passed by recorded votes as noted below.
The Rawlins City Council approved multiple routine and substantive items during its June 15 meeting, including the fiscal-year budget, two code amendments, financial registers, contract awards and a fireworks permit.
Key actions at a glance
- Budget: Council approved the FY2021–22 municipal budget ordinance on third reading (motion passed 7–0). Staff noted audit figures and an $11,000 ad-valorem tax adjustment incorporated before final passage.
- Municipal code amendments: Council approved on second reading an amendment to the municipal code (vehicle/license-plate display language) and an amendment to permit specified livestock-type fencing for tree, shrub and garden protection outside RA zones; both passed 7–0.
- Financial approvals: The accounts payable register for 05/28/2021–06/09/2021 for $126,392.82 and the payroll register for 05/23/2021–06/05/2021 for $245,475.76 were approved by recorded votes (both passed 7–0).
- Contracts and procurement: Council awarded the 2021 Street Rehab project to STC Construction as the lowest responsive bidder at $851,439. Staff reported receiving three bids and noted STC previously worked on the 2020 rebuild/mill-and-overlay work; council voted to award (7–0).
- Events and permits: Council authorized the Rollins Fire Department to proceed with a July 4 fireworks display, subject to a burn ban cancellation, with a unanimous vote (7–0).
- Personnel/pay plan: Council approved a resolution amending the FY2021–22 pay plan to eliminate one FTE public works utility-system superintendent and create one administrative secretary II position; council approved with a friendly correction to the ordinance date (7–0).
Votes and formal motion details are recorded in the council minutes and online voting logs; the special-use permit for a temporary retail-liquor use at 1111 Daly Street (a separate, contested item) was considered later in the meeting and the amended motion failed (see separate report).
