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Taylor council approves appointments, vendor contracts and midyear budget amendment
Summary
The Taylor City Council unanimously approved a series of appointments, vendor contracts and a midyear budget amendment on Dec. 16, including a $1.38 million three-year renewal for assessing services and a $1.21 million purchase for compost-site equipment.
The Taylor City Council on Dec. 16 approved multiple appointments and vendor contracts and adopted a midyear budget amendment that officials said funds planned one-time purchases.
The council approved a three-year renewal with WCA Assessing for $1,378,067 (Year 1: $437,135; Year 2: $458,009.91; Year 3: $481,009.94), funded through the general fund assessing contractual services. The motion was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.
Council also approved a number of smaller procurement items for city operations and the Lakes of Taylor golf course: a point-of-sale agreement with Cub Cabby Holdings Inc. to run TSheets at the golf course; a purchase agreement with Bell and Son for restaurant equipment not to exceed $8,000; and a Wigtec golf ball dispenser and cleaner with a point-of-sale for up to $21,007. A sole-source purchase from MedTech for fire-department medical supplies was approved for up to $11,854.
On capital equipment, the council approved a Midwest Source contract not to exceed $1,207,992 to replace a high-speed grinder at the city compost site, a piece of equipment the Department of Public Works said is essential to the composting operation and will be replaced after a 2011 model reached the end of its serviceable life.
The council also authorized the mayor to sign a purchase agreement for several city-owned parcels (parcel IDs listed in the agenda) for $10,000 plus closing costs, with proceeds to the general fund, and approved a blanket purchase for Onyx Networking cloud coverage (seed amount 28,700) for city IT needs.
Finance staff presented and the council adopted a midyear budget amendment that staff described as consistent with the city’s audited reserves and planned one-time capital purchases. "Our beginning unrestricted reserves or fund balance is about $24,800,000," finance presenter Jason told the council, noting the original budget anticipated about $23,200,000. He said the amendment anticipates an ending fund balance of roughly $21,800,000 — a planned use of approximately $3,000,000 for items such as fire apparatus and DPW equipment.
All routine motions were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote during the meeting. The council later voted to go into a closed session to discuss litigation strategy related to towing, per the amended agenda.
The council adjourned at 7:18 p.m.
