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Council approves Flow Air payment; member recuses from future Flow Air items after disclosure
Summary
Council moved a Flow Air invoice out of consent so Councilman Molner could abstain due to a conflict, then approved payment for completed HVAC work; council later debated and voted on additional Flow Air HVAC replacements at City Hall but a follow-up motion failed to achieve the required unanimous vote.
City Administrator Witherspoon moved bills related to Flow Air out of the consent agenda so Councilman Molner could abstain, explaining the work in question had already been approved and the item before council was payment execution. Molner moved to remove himself from consideration of any future Flow Air bills; council carried the motion allowing him to abstain verbally on future Flow Air items.
Council then approved payment for a Flow Air invoice for completed AC work that had been previously authorized by council.
Later in the meeting the council considered a separate quote from Flow Air to replace two rooftop AC condenser units at City Hall (two 5-ton units) with a combined quote of $14,670. Because the city’s procurement rules require competitive solicitation for expenditures above $10,000, some council members pushed for a formal sealed-bid process and legal review; the council tabled the Flow Air AC replacement motion for review and later removed it from the table. On final roll call the contract motion failed to meet the unanimous requirement (result noted as "did not carry to the un requirement") and the replacement was not approved, leaving the building partially uncooled pending a future procurement decision.
Council members emphasized respecting procurement policy while balancing staff needs; the mayor expressed disappointment that the rooftop units would remain unrepaired after the failed vote and directed staff to pursue alternatives.
