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Farwell council approves $224,023.22 in February bills and several vendor purchases, OKs parade road closures
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Village of Farwell council approved payment of $224,023.22 in February bills and payroll, approved multiple vendor invoices and equipment purchases (including sewer aerators and an LED sign deposit), and adopted a resolution authorizing applications to close M‑115 for parades.
The Village of Farwell council approved payment of bills and payroll totaling $224,023.22 and several vendor expenditures during its March 3, 2025 regular meeting at the Village Council Room.
Trustee Victoria Williams moved to approve payment of bills and payroll for February; Trustee Gina Hamilton seconded. A roll-call vote recorded six yeas, zero nays, and one absent; the measure passed.
Council individually approved several contracts and purchases. Trustee Gina Hamilton moved and Trustee Victoria Williams seconded approval of Fleis & Vandenbrink invoice No. 72605 for $22,623.74; the motion passed on a unanimous roll call. Trustee Marvin Frayer moved to purchase two 5-horsepower aerators for the sewer system at a combined cost of $13,784.00 using USDA Sewer RRI funds; Trustee Amanda Pfruender seconded and the vote was unanimous.
The council also approved a $15,000 deposit from the MI Neighborhood grant to Allstate Sign Company for construction of an LED sign, and authorized an Integrated Payments Addendum with BS&A that includes purchase of a credit-card machine for $350.
Trustee Amanda Pfruender moved and Trustee Gina Hamilton seconded adoption of Resolution 2025-03, which authorizes submitting applications to close State Trunk Line M‑115 for parades; the council voted unanimously to adopt the resolution.
Votes at a glance: - Approve payment of bills and payroll — motion by Trustee Victoria Williams; second Trustee Gina Hamilton; outcome: approved, roll-call recorded six yeas, one absent. - Fleis & Vandenbrink invoice No. 72605 ($22,623.74) — motion by Trustee Gina Hamilton; second Trustee Victoria Williams; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Purchase two 5HP sewer aerators ($13,784.00, USDA Sewer RRI funds) — motion by Trustee Marvin Frayer; second Trustee Amanda Pfruender; outcome: approved (unanimous). - MI Neighborhood grant sign deposit ($15,000 to Allstate Sign Company) — motion by Trustee Gina Hamilton; second Trustee Victoria Williams; outcome: approved (unanimous). - BS&A Integrated Payments Addendum (includes $350 card machine) — motion by Trustee Victoria Williams; second Trustee Gina Hamilton; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Resolution 2025-03 (close M‑115 for parades) — motion by Trustee Amanda Pfruender; second Trustee Gina Hamilton; outcome: adopted (unanimous).
The clerk confirmed that appropriate funding sources were identified for the purchases where noted (for example, the aerators were to be paid from USDA Sewer RRI funds and the sign deposit from an MI Neighborhood grant). No public comment was offered on these items during the meeting. The council adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
