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Council approves $260,000 roof replacement at Colorado River sheriff station using COPS grant
Summary
Council voted to waive sealed‑bid procedures and approve a $260,000 roof replacement and $7,300 ceiling repairs at the Colorado River sheriff station, using COPS grant funds rather than the general fund; the finance director said the grant must be spent annually and past accounting practices have been corrected.
The Needles City Council voted to approve immediate roof replacement and ceiling repairs at the Colorado River sheriff station, directing staff to use COPS grant funds and waiving the sealed‑bid process for an expedited contract.
City staff said the station’s roof had deteriorated and that timely work was needed to protect equipment and ensure service continuity. "Our recommendation is that we select the vendor that had already gone through the competitive bid process through the county and we move forward with a roof replacement at $260,000," a city representative told council. The ceiling repairs were estimated at about $7,300.
Funding and timing: City staff recommended the work be paid from COPS grant monies rather than the general fund. At council questioning, the finance director said the COPS grant is awarded annually and "is supposed to be spent yearly," adding that a recently hired finance director had identified prior accounting practices that needed correction. The director said the city must use or spend the grant funds in the award year; otherwise the city risks losing the allocation.
Council debate and vote: Councilmembers pressed staff on why repairs were identified now and whether alternative procurement steps could have been taken earlier. Staff said the need was identified during county‑coordinated renovations and that the vendor was available to expedite work. Council then moved to waive the sealed‑bid process for the roof replacement and approved the contract by roll‑call vote. Recorded affirmatives included Longacre, Mccoral, Vice Mayor Campbell, Mayor Jigan, Council member Pogue and Belt (transcript roll calls used these names as recorded).
Outcome and next steps: City staff will finalize the sole‑source/waiver contract award and coordinate construction work with the sheriff's department to limit service disruption. Ceiling repairs and interim patching were described as part of an overall effort to return the facility to fully serviceable condition.
