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Center City approves up to $15,000 for fire department command vehicle; council reviews staff and committee reports
Summary
The council authorized up to $15,000 to replace the fire command vehicle and reviewed staff reports on public-works compensation and zoning, awarded a snow-removal contract to Applewood Nursery, and declined a $5,100 downtown holiday-lighting quote.
The Center City Council approved spending of up to $15,000 to replace the fire department’s command vehicle at its Oct. 7 meeting.
Fire Chief Travis Greene told the council the department has two new members who are third‑generation firefighters and requested authorization to use available funds to purchase a replacement command vehicle; the council approved the request on a motion by Sally Swanson, seconded by Mark Wolcott, with a 5-0 vote.
Council also reviewed staff reports: Public Works submitted information on cell-phone and on-call compensation compared with nearby cities and the Personnel Committee was asked to meet with Public Works staff to consider compensation. The Clerk/Treasurer reported most zoning violations have been corrected, with ongoing progress noted at 117 Busch Ave. The library’s snow-removal contract was awarded to Applewood Nursery for a second year.
Separately, Vernon Crane presented a $5,100 quote for downtown holiday lighting (34 garland strands, 34 mini-LED lights, a timer and 18 hours of labor); council expressed no interest in moving forward with that proposal during this meeting.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 8:15 p.m.
