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Clinton council approves emergency ordinance allowing contractor to clean town branch
Summary
The council passed an ordinance (2025-11) with an emergency clause permitting contractor Steve Nunley to perform creek-bed cleanup and related drainage work, enabling immediate payment and bypassing the usual 3-reading delay.
The Clinton City Council voted to adopt an ordinance authorizing local contractor Steve Nunley to perform creek and drainage cleanup, and the council invoked an emergency clause to make the measure effective immediately.
Council members said Nunley had already begun the work cleaning town branch and that his services addressed blocked channels that affect drainage and flood risk. The ordinance — recorded at the meeting as 2025-11 — included an emergency clause so the council could finalize payment without waiting through multiple readings.
The presiding official noted that the work had been completed and that the emergency clause "cures everything" to permit immediate effect. The council voted first to adopt the emergency clause and then to adopt the ordinance; individual 'yes' votes were recorded for the motion and for the emergency clause.
Why it matters: Council members described the cleanup as important to keep water flowing through low-water bridges and flood-prone areas; they said quick action prevented more extensive problems while paperwork and oversight follow.
The ordinance directs the city to proceed with payment to the contractor and to follow up on standard procurement documentation.
