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Waynesville council unanimously adopts emergency change order for Franklin Phase I project
Summary
The Village Council on July 15 adopted Ordinance No. 2024-022 to authorize a change order and amend appropriations for the OPWC Franklin Phase I project, voting to waive the two-reading rule and declaring it an emergency so the measure takes effect immediately under village rules.
The Waynesville Village Council voted unanimously July 15 to adopt Ordinance No. 2024-022, authorizing the Village Manager to execute a change order to the OPWC Franklin Phase I project contract and amending appropriations. Council waived the two-reading rule and declared the ordinance an emergency.
Council moved first to waive the two-reading requirement (motion by Mrs. Connie Miller, second by Mr. Troy Lauffer), which passed on a 6-0 roll-call. Council then voted to adopt the ordinance as an emergency (motion by Mr. Chris Colvin, second by Mr. Lauffer), also passing 6-0.
The ordinance authorizes the manager to execute a change order for work on the Franklin Phase I project and adjusts the financing allocations required for that change. During the Village Manager’s report, staff also noted that SmithCorp won the bid for the separate OPWC Franklin Phase II project; that Phase II award was reported as a distinct item from the Phase I change order.
No council members offered floor debate recorded in the minutes; the measure moved through on unanimous votes under the emergency adoption procedure. Because Council declared the ordinance an emergency, the change order may proceed without waiting for an additional reading under the Village’s legislative rules.
The council provided no additional detail in the minutes about the dollar amount or scope of the change order; those details were not specified in the record.
