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Lenoir City Council approves several routine contracts, purchases and hires; unanimous roll calls on consent items
Summary
The council approved purchases and contracts including a broadband trailer (grant-funded), a host server bid, audit and retirement-plan contracts, and personnel hires (including a maintenance coordinator). Most motions passed by unanimous roll call on April 27.
At its April 27 meeting the Lenoir City Council approved a set of routine procurement, contract and personnel items by roll-call votes.
Key approvals included:
- Purchase of a broadband-ready trailer and associated equipment (equipment ~$91,434; trailer ~$5,502) to be funded from a $100,000 grant; council authorized use of any remaining grant funds for trailer wrapping/decals.
- Award of a host-server contract to a low refurbished bid (~$35,000) that met specifications and included a five-year, 24/7 onsite warranty; the procurement committee recommended the award.
- Adoption of resolutions hiring Community Development Partners LLC for CDBG administrative services and Jackson Southern Company for engineering services for the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (stream-bank stabilization phase three).
- Approval of audit and retirement-plan contracts with Brown Jake & McDaniel (audit $68,500; pension administration $20,100).
- Personnel actions including confirming full-time employment for James King K after a satisfactory six-month probation and hiring Kenneth Ray Strickland as maintenance coordinator (salary cited ~ $55,000, with vacation and sick-leave terms discussed).
All of the above motions passed by roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript, with councilmembers voting "aye" in each roll call as shown in the record.
