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Council accepts Ricken bid for Butler Street sewer work, to fund project by cashing sewer CD

Melbourne City Council · June 1, 2026

Summary

Melbourne City Council accepted a contractor bid to improve sewer lines on Butler Street and voted to cash a sewer certificate of deposit to pay for the work, with any leftover funds to be reinvested.

Melbourne City Council voted on and accepted a contractor bid for sewer improvements on Butler Street at its Aug. 13 meeting.

After reviewing bids, the council accepted Ricken’s quote for the work. Councilman Juel moved to accept the Ricken bid, Councilman C. White seconded, and the roll call vote was recorded as all ayes.

To fund the project, the council voted (motion by Juel, second by Gibbs) to cash in a sewer certificate of deposit and use the proceeds to pay for the work; any remaining funds will be reinvested after the project. The minutes record the vote as all ayes. No dollar amount for the accepted bid was provided in the minutes.

Clerk direction included confirming funding and moving forward with contract administration; the council did not record additional conditions or timeline details in the minutes.

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