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Morgantown Council approves Town Hall change orders, emergency pump repairs and begins process to sell 120 W Washington St.
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting, the Morgantown Town Council approved $17,400 in additional paving and a $15,000 painting change order for the Town Hall remodel, authorized emergency repairs of two failed fusion pumps costing $20,500, approved multiple pay applications and invoices, and voted to obtain two appraisals to pursue sale of 120 W Washington Street.
Morgantown — The Morgantown Town Council on Aug. 11 approved several construction and emergency-repair measures, voted to start the appraisal process to sell a town-owned property and handled routine invoices and personnel budget requests.
Council President Joe Blevins reported that Rose Construction began work at the new Town Hall. Council member Jeremy Baker moved to approve additional paving behind the building for $17,400; Council member Jewel Blevins seconded the motion and all members voted in favor. Council member Courtney Allen then moved to add both the $17,400 paving and $15,000 in exterior painting as a formal change order and authorize Council President Joe Blevins to sign related documents; the motion passed unanimously.
The council approved two pay applications from Reed & Sons Construction — Pay Application #1 for $14,775.00 (retainage $738.75) and Pay Application #2 for $21,405.71 (retainage $1,070.29) — and approved two invoices: Dustyn Merriman for $600.00 for tree limb removal and Rose Construction for $16,301.10 for materials. The council also voted to accept Intelli-Leap's proposal for 80 hours of website work for $2,480.
Public safety and utilities matters were a focus. Town Marshal Ryan Swank presented a repair estimate after an officer's vehicle struck a deer; the council approved repairs at an estimated $1,563.33 (minus tax) without filing an insurance claim. DPW Director Kyle Rooks told the council there was no power to the effluent structure; the council approved installing new wiring and labor at $4,995.00. Rooks also reported two fusion pumps were not working and required immediate repair estimated at $20,500.00; the council determined the repairs were an emergency and approved the expenditure.
On personnel and capital requests for the 2026 budget cycle, Swank requested a 4% pay increase for police officers and Rooks requested a 3% increase for DPW staff. Rooks also proposed purchasing a dump trailer (approx. $15,000) to replace a dump truck sale, budgeting $3,600 for salt, and considering an $80,000 utility building at the water tower for equipment storage; those items were presented as requests for future budget consideration.
The council voted to begin steps to sell the property located at 120 W Washington Street. Council President Joe Blevins will solicit quotes to hire two appraisers; the town plans to set a sale price based on the average of two appraisals. No appraisals were selected at this meeting.
Clerk Treasurer Sharon McIntosh reported a software error that failed to apply the Yard Sprinkling Credit on July and August bills for 113 customers; the credit was applied in June. The software issue has been fixed and staff are calculating reimbursements. The council discussed possibly changing enrollment rules for the credit at a future meeting.
Other business included adopting Transfer Resolution 2025-8, approving the July payroll and claim docket totaling $216,844.18, appointing Jeremy Baker to the Town Fire Territory Board to replace David Johnson, and naming Vernon Snyder, Chad Butts and Joe Blevins to the Unsafe Building Committee. Citizen Greg Randolph used public comment to introduce Brian Haggard of V-3 Companies as a potential engineering contact for the town.
The meeting adjourned after completion of the agenda. The council did not take action on the Metron water-meter presentation during this meeting.
