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Sunbury council approves hiring, TIF agreement, advocacy contract and stormwater repair
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting, Sunbury City Council approved a TIF reimbursement agreement with Sunray Development LLC, adopted an emergency hire for an assistant city manager, authorized a Montrose Group advocacy contract (~$48,000/year) and approved a stormwater repair contract for Building Street; several items passed on unanimous roll calls.
Sunbury City Council on Feb. 18 approved several formal actions on its agenda, including a tax‑increment financing reimbursement agreement, an emergency personnel hire, a professional services renewal and a public‑works contract.
Ordinance 2025.36 (tax‑increment financing reimbursement): Council voted to untable and adopt Ordinance 2025.36 to authorize the city administrator to execute a tax‑increment‑financing reimbursement agreement with Sunray Development LLC to fund roadway work in front of a developer’s new building. The item passed on a roll call with six yays.
Ordinance 2026.05 (assistant city manager employment): Council moved to suspend the rules and declare an emergency to act on Ordinance 2026.05, which authorizes the city manager to execute an employment contract for an assistant city manager. The emergency declaration and adoption were approved by roll call (six yays); the ordinance was recorded as an emergency hire to take effect immediately as described in the meeting.
Montrose Group LLC professional services: Council authorized a contract for advocacy services with Montrose Group LLC, described by staff as focused on advocacy (no longer economic development services). The city manager said Montrose helped secure a "$1,000,000‑plus" grant for J.R. Smith Park; the contract cost was described as about $48,000 per year. Council approved the contract on a unanimous recorded vote.
Park Enterprise Construction Company Inc. — Building Street stormwater repair: Staff requested authorization to enter an agreement for stormwater repairs on Building Street. The project was included in the budget (about $75,000 budgeted), staff received three proposals and asked council to authorize the selected contractor. The recorded roll call vote authorized the expenditure and contract execution (roll call announced as unanimous approval).
Other business: The council read Resolution 2026.05 for pavement assessment and management services as a first reading (no adoption vote recorded). The meeting adjourned after confirmation of the next meeting date (March 4 at 7:30 PM).
Votes and procedural notes above reflect roll‑call announcements recorded in the meeting minutes; where the transcript recorded names for motions, those names are noted in the provenance. If an individual vote breakdown by member is required, city clerk records should be consulted for the official vote ledger.
