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Kirklin council approves $15,000 park electrical appropriation, adopts marshal pay change and OKs stormwater planning grant
Summary
The Kirklin Town Council approved a $15,000 additional appropriation for park electrical upgrades, adopted an amended salary ordinance for the town marshal retroactive to May 29, 2026, and authorized submission of a state stormwater planning grant to map drainage assets; votes were by voice with tallies not specified.
The Kirklin Town Council on a voice vote approved an additional $15,000 appropriation from the cumulative capital development fund to cover an electrical upgrade at the town park and moved to advance several personnel and planning items.
The council opened a public hearing on the bridge agreement and the previously approved electrical work, then voted to adopt Resolution 2026-6-2, authorizing the $15,000 supplemental appropriation to supplement an earlier $30,000 commitment for the project. The hearing drew brief questions about timing; members said construction likely would not begin this year and that electrical work was expected after the festival season.
Councilors also considered and adopted Ordinance 2026-6-3 to amend the town salary ordinance and set pay for the town marshal at $33 per hour, with a six-month probationary period. Members suspended the rules and passed the ordinance on first and second readings at the same meeting; the ordinance is retroactive to May 29, 2026.
Separately, the council voted to authorize submission of a planning grant application to the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) for stormwater diagnostics and mapping (Resolution 2026-6-1). Council members emphasized that the OCRA planning funds are intended for study — mapping inlets, elevations and as-built plans — and do not include construction or repairs.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 2026-6-2 (park electrical additional appropriation, $15,000): approved by voice vote; vote tally not specified. - Ordinance 2026-6-3 (salary ordinance amendment, town marshal $33/hour, retroactive May 29, 2026): adopted after suspending rules; voice vote; tally not specified. - Resolution 2026-6-1 (authorize OCRA stormwater planning grant submission): approved by voice vote; tally not specified. - Payment of Commonwealth invoice for Sanchez sewer project ($2,500): approved by voice vote.
Council members discussed cost documents and vendor quotes for the park upgrade during the meeting; materials in the packet included a Jones Electric quote that exceeded the council’s previously approved $30,000 cap. Council did not record a roll-call tally in the minutes for the motions reported in the transcript; motions were carried by voice vote.
The council also approved administrative items including prior meeting minutes and several billing and pool-fill adjustments. The meeting closed after a series of routine updates on parks, alleys and maintenance work.
What’s next: Staff were directed to continue coordination on the park electrical project and to proceed with the OCRA planning grant submission; any repair funding or construction would require future council action.
