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Council approves licenses, budget supplements and equipment lease in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting the City of Gray approved routine business including two alcohol licenses, committee scheduling, public-consumption permission for a Main Street event, audit engagement, committee assignments, five supplemental budget resolutions (26-R-002 through 26-R-006) and a lease-purchase for a 2026 Caterpillar excavator; all votes recorded 5-0.
The City of Gray Mayor and Council conducted a series of routine approvals and resolutions at its Feb. 2 meeting, voting unanimously on licenses, budget supplements and a lease-purchase.
Key approvals included: • A beer-and-wine pouring license for Trinabell’s Diner (applicant Trina Hathaway) and a beer-and-wine sales license for ALDI #196 (applicant Todd Gonzales); both licenses were approved 5-0. • Authorization for Mayor Ed Barbee to sign an engagement letter with McNair McLemore Middlebrooks & Co. for the city’s 2025 audit; approved 5-0. • Committee assignments as discussed at the Jan. 26 all committees meeting; approved 5-0. • Five supplemental appropriations and budget-related resolutions for fiscal 2025 (Resolutions 26-R-002 through 26-R-006) covering municipal court overages, budget overages, Hotel/Motel tax fund, VR Grant fund and CHIP fund; all approved 5-0. • Resolution 26-R-007 authorizing a lease-purchase with Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation for a 2026 Caterpillar hydraulic excavator; approved 5-0.
Procedural items included moving February’s all-committee meeting to Feb. 17 and approving public consumption of alcohol at the Main Street Galentine event on Feb. 7, both passed unanimously. The meeting record lists movers and seconders for each motion and records the outcomes as APPROVED 5-0.
Why it matters: The approvals advance procurement, financial housekeeping and event permitting for the city; the audit engagement and budget supplements affect fiscal oversight for fiscal 2025. No dissenting votes were recorded.
