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Moody council adopts 2023–24 budget, approves routine repairs and hires grant-writer
Summary
On Sept. 11 the council adopted the City of Moody’s 2023–24 budget, approved routine equipment and contract items (some votes not recorded in the transcript), and approved hiring Witt O’Brien as the city’s grant writer under a 12‑month contract.
The Moody City Council voted Sept. 11 to adopt the City of Moody’s 2023–24 budget. Council Member Lynn Taylor moved to approve the budget; Council Member Linda Crowe seconded and the motion passed on a unanimous recorded vote.
The council considered and took motions on several routine operational items: repair of athletic field lighting (Poe Electric; $1,773.43; budgeted 01-551-1000); repair of a Public Works Bobcat (Loader Services and Equipment, Inc.; not to exceed $2,400; budgeted 01-515-2504); and renewal of the yearly contract with Automatic Fire Systems, Inc. for alarm monitoring at the fire pumps ($540; budgeted 01-514-5100). Motions to approve these items were recorded, but the transcript does not include explicit roll-call tallies for the athletic-field and Bobcat repairs; the fire contract renewal is recorded as approved by unanimous vote.
The council also voted to hire Witt O’Brien as the city’s grant writer under a 12-month contract subject to city attorney review; Council Member Matt Morris moved the approval and Ellis Key seconded, and the motion was recorded as carried by unanimous vote. Reece Smith recognized Brian Smith on his promotion to sergeant in the SRO division.
Several routine procurement and personnel matters were handled as part of the consent/regular agenda; specific contract terms and many procurement details were not included in the transcript.
