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Garfield council approves $80-per-hydrant maintenance contract to bolster ISO rating
Summary
The Garfield City Council unanimously approved a fire-hydrant maintenance contract from Free Flow Inc. at $80 per hydrant, which Mayor Gary Blackburn said is intended to stabilize the city's ISO rating; the motion passed 4-0.
The Garfield City Council voted unanimously Oct. 14 to approve a fire-hydrant maintenance contract from Free Flow Inc. Mayor Gary Blackburn told the council the service would stabilize the city's Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating and said the contract is priced at $80 per hydrant.
Council Member Kitterman moved to approve the contract and Council Member Smead seconded. The roll-call vote recorded Council Members Smead, Rambo, Teeselink and Kitterman as voting in favor; no council member voted against or abstained.
The meeting record does not specify the number of hydrants covered or the contract term; those details were not presented at the Oct. 14 meeting. The council also reviewed recent water-department materials, including a Systems Total Report noting unaccounted-for water loss of 15.04 percent and the 2024 Agreed-Upon Procedures received by Berry and Associates.
The contract approval is recorded as a formal council action. The council did not specify an implementation schedule or a follow-up reporting date during the meeting. Mayor Blackburn indicated related compliance and training items will be placed on a future agenda.
