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South Bloomfield council approves emergency ordinance to request bids for WWTP flow-equalization project
Summary
The council unanimously passed Ordinance 2025-06 on March 17, 2025, authorizing request-for-bids for a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) flow-equalization project and waiving additional readings to treat the measure as an emergency. Village Administrator Joe Allen presented cost comparisons to building a new plant.
Mayor Aaron Thomas and the Village of South Bloomfield council approved Ordinance 2025-06 on March 17, 2025, to request bids for a wastewater treatment plant flow-equalization project and declared the measure an emergency, allowing council to waive the second and third readings.
Village Administrator Joe Allen explained the project to council, saying the flow-equalization work was presented as a cost-comparison alternative to building an entirely new treatment plant. Councilmember Tom Ramsay moved to approve the first reading; Lisa McDorman moved to waive the remaining readings and approve the ordinance as an emergency. Recorded votes by councilmembers Ken Everts, Woody Blanton, Tom Ramsay, Dena Cobb, Lisa McDorman and Amber Murphy were all affirmative.
The ordinance directs staff to begin the procurement process by requesting bids for the flow-equalization project. The council did not specify dollar amounts for construction in the discussion recorded in the meeting minutes; the village will proceed with solicitation and return to council with bid results and recommendations before awarding a contract.
The next procedural step is public solicitation of bids under the emergency authorization and subsequent review of bid responses by village staff and council; no contract award for the WWTP project was recorded at this meeting.
