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Votes at a glance: minutes, interagency drug-task agreement, equipment purchases and a board appointment approved
Summary
At its Feb. 24 regular meeting the City of Douglas approved the Feb. 10 minutes, a jurisdictional agreement with the Coffee County Sheriff's Office to reestablish a joint drug task force, the purchase of a Kubota skid steer for $91,454.90, a Kubota mini excavator from Sapelo Equipment, and appointed Michael Bowles to the Keith Douglas Beautiful Board.
At its Feb. 24, 2025 meeting the City of Douglas Mayor and Board approved five consent items listed by the city manager and passed on the regular meeting consent agenda.
The board approved: (1) the Feb. 10, 2025 meeting minutes; (2) a jurisdictional agreement between the City of Douglas Police Department and the Coffee County Sheriff's Office to reestablish a joint Douglas–Coffee County Drug Task Force, with authorization for the mayor and the presenter to sign the agreement; (3) the purchase of a Kubota skid steer loader for the electrical department (contract/purchase referenced as 2840718 from Safeco) at $91,454.90; (4) the purchase of a Kubota mini excavator from Sapelo Equipment (identified in discussion as number 284-0713 / 64497); and (5) the appointment of Michael Bowles (identified as a PCC supervisor) to the Keith Douglas Beautiful Board to replace Kayla Solomon, who declined to serve.
Each item was presented briefly by staff and placed on the consent agenda; the board then moved, seconded, and approved the consent agenda on a voice vote. No roll-call tallies with individual votes were recorded in the transcript for these items.
Notes from the record: the skid steer purchase included a quoted price of $91,454.90 and contract reference 2840718 (Safeco). The mini excavator was described as a complementary purchase from Sapelo Equipment (284-0713). The jurisdictional agreement was presented as already reviewed by Sheriff Fred Cole and would be signed by the mayor and the presenting official.
