Mount Sterling council approves Morton Salt bid, authorizes liens on delinquent property taxes; reappointment motion recorded

Mount Sterling — The Mount Sterling City Council voted to accept the city manager’s recommendation to award the annual road salt contract to Morton Salt and authorized the city attorney to file liens on delinquent 2025 property-tax bills, council business at its regular meeting on Monday.

The council reviewed salt bids and, at staff recommendation, moved to renew with Morton Salt despite a per‑ton increase from $112 last year to about $125 this year. Nathan Boston, the city’s director of public works, told council Morton Salt had been “reliable” and was the lowest bid; members then moved and seconded the recommendation and council members recorded their assent during the roll-call acknowledgements.

Council also approved a motion directing the city attorney to file liens on 135 delinquent 2025 property-tax accounts that were not paid by the June 30 deadline and will be turned over to the attorney on July 1, City Clerk Janette said. Janette reported the city’s overall property-tax collection rate at 96% and said 135 delinquent bills remain to be referred.

Barnes moved and another member seconded a motion to reappoint Richard Fuller to the recreation commission for a four‑year term through June 2030; the transcript captures the motion and second but does not include a recorded vote in the excerpt provided.

The meeting continued with regular department reports and other routine business following the recorded votes.