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City of Decatur council adopts two resolutions, honors 48-year Public Works employee
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the City of Decatur Common Council adopted Resolution 2025-4 honoring Public Works employee Joe Avalos on his retirement and approved Resolution 2025-5 to add appropriations for an aerial firetruck. The council also recorded oaths, approved event permits and continued a tax abatement.
The City of Decatur Common Council on May 20 adopted two resolutions, recognized a longtime city employee and handled routine administrative business.
The council unanimously adopted Resolution 2025-4 to honor Joe Avalos, who is retiring from the Public Works Department after nearly 48 years of service. Mayor Rickord and Councilmember Jenny Bowers-Shultz led remarks thanking Avalos; Avalos "appreciated all the City had done for him," the minutes report. A signed copy of the resolution will be presented to Avalos.
The council also opened and closed a public hearing on additional appropriations for the purchase of an aerial firetruck and then adopted Resolution 2025-5 to make those appropriations. City Attorney Anne Razo read the resolution by short title before Councilmember Bowers-Shultz moved its adoption and Councilmember Abby Wilder seconded the motion; the action was carried.
Why it matters: The aerial firetruck appropriation is a capital purchase for the city's fire department; the council's action allows staff to proceed with procurement and budgeting steps for that equipment purchase.
Votes at a glance: Resolution 2025-4 (honorary resolution for Joe Avalos) — introduced and adopted (introduced: Bowers-Shultz; adoption motion: Bowers-Shultz; second: Abby Wilder; outcome: adopted). Resolution 2025-5 (additional appropriations for aerial firetruck) — introduced by Bowers-Shultz, seconded by Matt Dyer; adoption motion by Bowers-Shultz, seconded by Abby Wilder; outcome: adopted. Other recorded motions at the meeting (oath of office, amendment to minutes, claims payment, event approvals) were adopted as noted in the minutes.
What council recorded as formal business: The meeting minutes show the council recorded the Oath of Office for Clerk-Treasurer Eran Hackman and deputies and amended the August 6, 2024 minutes to correct a Federal ARPA funds amount from $40,022 to $40,220. The clerk's office will hold the signed resolutions and amended minutes as official records.
Next steps: The city will present a signed copy of Resolution 2025-4 to Avalos. Resolution 2025-5 authorizes the appropriation; procurement and delivery timelines for the aerial truck were not specified in the minutes.
