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Seymour council cancels May special election, approves spring cleanup; tables equipment purchase and audit
Summary
At its March 19 meeting, the Seymour City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-2002 to cancel a May special election for lack of candidates, approved a citywide spring cleanup week (April 6–11) for residential brush disposal, and tabled decisions on vac trailer bids and the 2025 audit pending final documentation.
Seymour — The Seymour City Council on Thursday adopted an ordinance canceling a May 2026 special called election because no candidates filed and approved a citywide spring cleanup week while postponing decisions on a vac trailer purchase and final audit approval.
The council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2026-2002 to cancel the May special election after a motion to do so was made and seconded. The presiding official stated, “I make a motion that we, cancel the May 2026 special called election Dated no candidates,” and the motion carried by voice vote recorded as 3–0.
Council also approved a spring cleanup week, set for April 6 through Saturday, April 11, allowing free disposal of brush at the transfer station for residential customers only; commercial haulers were excluded. The ordinance and cleanup motion both passed on unanimous voice votes. Council discussed adjusting transfer-station hours to include Monday and asked staff to publicize the restrictions so residents do not misuse the program for commercial tree-removal work.
On procurement, city staff reported having received three bids for a new vacuum (vac) trailer with quoted tank sizes ranging from roughly 300 to 800 gallons and prices “running from, like, 39,000 up to about 85,000,” according to the city administrator. One bidder is scheduled to bring a demonstration unit the following Tuesday. The city administrator asked the council to table action until final audit numbers and additional bid details are available; council approved tabling the item on a 3–0 voice vote.
Regarding the 2025 audit, staff and the auditor indicated the audit would be delivered by March 27 and that having the audit complete affects the city’s options when adopting a tax rate and its eligibility for some grants. The city administrator said the auditor had told staff the audit would meet state expectations; because final documentation was not yet in hand, the council moved to table formal acceptance until the next meeting. That motion passed 3–0.
The council also approved the consent agenda without comment earlier in the meeting, recorded as a 3–0 voice vote.
What’s next: The council tabled formal action on the vac trailer bids and final acceptance of the 2025 audit until updated paperwork and final audit materials are provided at a future meeting.
