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Walker council approves cybersecurity upgrades, sets leaf pickup and schedules budget hearing
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting, Walker's council approved cybersecurity services, set fall leaf-pickup routes and dates, authorized culvert flushing by the fire department, and set an Oct. 13 hearing on the FY26 budget amendment. The council also approved multiple financial reports and the sale of an old fire truck.
The Walker City Council on Sept. 9 approved a package of routine operational and financial items, including new cybersecurity subscriptions, a fall leaf-pickup schedule, culvert flushing by the fire department and a scheduled public hearing on a FY26 budget amendment.
Council voted to add cybersecurity improvements through Computer Troubleshooters — including Office 365 Business Premium, SentinelOne Complete, MyGlue and DropSuite Email Backup — to the city's services and contracts (motion passed 4 ayes, 1 absent). The minutes list Computer Troubleshooters and the subscription names but do not provide contract terms or annual costs in the meeting record.
The council set the fall leaf-pickup program to Mondays for areas north of Rowley Street and Thursdays for Rowley Street south; collections begin Oct. 13 and run through Nov. 20, 2025. Clerk Connie Helms was instructed to produce and mail a flyer to residents and to leave door notices if collections are missed due to obstructing debris.
The council authorized the fire department to begin flushing culverts identified as possibly plugged; Cody Voss agreed to lead that work and will coordinate with the clerk. Separately, the council approved smoke-testing of sewer lines as part of the routine contract this year to identify sump pumps unlawfully connected to the sanitary sewer and to detect cracked or broken service lines; property owners with connected sump pumps will be required to disconnect.
Council also approved multiple financial resolutions including the FY25 Street Finance Report and the FY25 Annual Financial Report, and approved the sale of a 2003 Freightliner fire truck to the Bloomfield Fire Department. The minutes include vendor/payment line items for bills totaling $126,508.78 and report August revenues of $82,840.18 and expenditures of $102,747.13.
The council adjourned at 8:14 p.m.; a public hearing on the FY26 budget amendment is scheduled for Oct. 13, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
