Committee moves to advance contract with Kimley Horn for sanitary sewer modeling

The Struthers City Council finance and legislation committee discussed an ordinance authorizing the mayor and safety-service director to enter a contract with engineering firm Kimley Horn for sanitary sewer modeling and flow monitoring services, retroactive to April 1, 2026, and declaring an emergency.

A committee member moved to bring the ordinance out and another seconded the motion. The transcript records those procedural steps but does not include a final roll-call tally or a recorded vote on final passage during the meeting.

Members described the item as a contracting and technical services matter and characterized it as time-sensitive by including an emergency declaration and a retroactive effective date. No contract value, scope of work beyond “sanitary sewer modeling and flow monitoring services,” or vendor selection rationale is included in the transcript; members said they had previously discussed the matter.

The committee did not record additional debate in the transcript; no public comment on the contract appears. The committee’s action in the meeting transcript is limited to a motion to advance the ordinance for further consideration.

Next steps: the item will proceed according to council procedures once the full council or appropriate body considers the ordinance; the transcript does not show a final disposition within this meeting.