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Covington commissioners approve ladder-truck purchase and appoint Amanda Arelle to Human Rights Commission
Summary
At a Feb. 10 meeting, the Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an order authorizing purchase of a new tractor-drawn ladder truck and appointed Amanda Arelle to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term; the purchase price was not specified in the transcript.
At a Feb. 10 meeting, the Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an order authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Atlantic Emergency Solutions for the purchase of a new tractor-drawn ladder truck for the Fire Department and appointed Amanda Arelle to the Human Rights Commission.
Mayor Ronald L. Washington called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and City Clerk Susan Ellis read the roll and the titles of items on the consent agenda. Commissioners Tim Downing and Tim Acri moved and seconded approval of the consent items containing Commissioners’ Order No. ORD-040-2026 (the ladder-truck purchase) and Commissioners’ Order No. ORD-041-2026 (the appointment). Voting yea were Commissioners Tim Acri, Tim Downing, Shannon Smith, James Toebbe and Mayor Washington; there were no recorded nays.
The record shows the clerk read the title of ORD-040-2026 as “AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ATLANTIC EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW TRACTOR-DRAWN LADDER TRUCK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.” The transcript does not state the contract amount or funding source for the purchase.
The clerk also read the title of ORD-041-2026, which appoints Amanda Arelle to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term effective Feb. 11, 2026, and expiring Feb. 10, 2029. That appointment was included on the consent agenda after the public comment period concluded. The transcript records the procedural motion and unanimous voice vote approving the appointment; no further remarks about the appointee’s background appear in the record.
The board began public comment at 6:03 p.m. and concluded that period at 6:09 p.m.; the transcript does not record the content of speakers’ remarks during that window. The meeting was adjourned at 6:12 p.m.
The actions taken at the Feb. 10 meeting were procedural approvals on consent; no separate discussion of the ladder-truck procurement or Arelle’s appointment is recorded in the transcript.
