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Bentleyville council approves $173,803 in August payments and an electrical contract, tables budget and roadway contracts
Summary
Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2024-35 (payment of bills, $173,803.48) and to authorize a NOPEC-funded contract with The Fowler Company for Village Hall electrical repairs (Resolution 2024-36). Council tabled a budget amendment (2024-37) and two roadway/contract resolutions (2024-38, 2024-39) for further review.
The Village of Bentleyville Council on Aug. 21 approved payments for August totaling $173,803.48 and authorized a NOPEC-funded contract for electrical repairs at Village Hall, while tabling a proposed budget amendment and multiple roadway contracts amid funding and bidding questions.
Council first considered Ordinance 2024-35, authorizing payment of the month’s bills in the amount of $173,803.48. Councilmember Ryan Rubin moved to suspend the three-reading rule; Lisa Whitmyer seconded. After a roll call vote the motion carried unanimously and the ordinance was adopted.
Council then voted to authorize the mayor to enter into a contract with The Fowler Company to perform electrical repairs to Village Hall under a NOPEC grant. Council discussed whether the grant fully covered the work; Mayor Kathleen Hale confirmed the NOPEC funding would pay the cost. Rubin moved and Whitmyer seconded the suspension of readings and council adopted the resolution on a unanimous roll call.
Council tabled Resolution 2024-37 (a fiscal-year 2024 budget amendment) and Resolutions 2024-38 and 2024-39, which would have authorized contracts with American Roadway Logistics and Specialized Construction for paving/repairs. Council members raised questions about the Streets Fund balance, bid amounts that exceeded engineer estimates, and whether to amend the budget now or consider bids and funding at a future meeting. Each table motion passed unanimously.
Council President Ryan Rubin moved to adjourn at the close of the meeting; the motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
The tabling of the budget amendment and roadway contracts leaves these items pending; council members asked staff to return with clarified budget numbers and bid details at a future meeting.
