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Spring City adopts personnel manual, approves state-funded SCBA purchase and several contracts
Summary
At its March 5 meeting, the Spring City Mayor and Board of Commissioners adopted a new personnel policy by unanimous vote of those present, approved a $111,265.39 State Fire Marshal grant-funded purchase of turnout gear and SCBA equipment, awarded contracts for trail engineering and commercial mowers, and tabled a proposed Flock camera service agreement.
Spring City’s Mayor and Board of Commissioners adopted the Town of Spring City Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual during their March 5, 2026 meeting and approved multiple procurement actions and a state-funded purchase for the fire department.
The personnel manual (Ordinance O-2026-1) completed its second reading and was approved after a brief public hearing. Vice Mayor Bauer moved to adopt the ordinance and Commissioner Thomas Beaver seconded; the motion carried with four votes in favor and one commissioner absent. The manual replaces prior personnel policies for town employees.
Commissioners also approved a state grant-funded contract to equip the fire department. Vice Mayor Bauer moved, and Commissioner Beaver seconded, Resolution R-2026-13 to accept and award a contract under RFP-2026-3 for turnout gear, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) equipment and an SCBA compressor/fill station, not to exceed $111,265.39, with funds identified as a grant from the State Fire Marshal's Office. The motion passed on a 4–0 roll call (Commissioner Jenkins absent). The commission’s action authorizes procurement consistent with the grant award; the resolution text specifies the maximum contract amount but does not list vendor names in the transcript.
The council also approved: Resolution R-2026-12, awarding a contract under RFP-2026-2 for three commercial lawn mowers not to exceed $26,945.00 (motion by Commissioner Reba Murphy, seconded by Commissioner Beaver); and Resolution R-2026-14, selecting Farmer/Morgan, Inc. for architecture and engineering (A&E) and construction engineering and inspection (CEI) services for the Cumberland Trail Connector project (motion by Commissioner Murphy, seconded by Commissioner Beaver). Both motions passed unanimously among those present.
On the surveillance question, the commission did not act substantively. Commissioner Murphy moved and Commissioner Beaver seconded a motion to table Resolution R-2026-15, which would have authorized a service agreement with Flock Group, Inc. for a camera system; the motion to table passed 4–0. The transcript records the motion and the outcome but does not include the additional information the commissioners said they wanted before taking further action.
The commission accepted the first reading of two additional ordinances: O-2026-2 (adopting a travel policy) and O-2026-3 (amending zoning ordinance sections governing one principal building/structure per lot). Both first readings passed 4–0, signaling preliminary approval and future consideration.
The meeting began with a public hearing on the personnel manual, followed by a routine roll call and the approval of the Feb. 5, 2026 minutes (motion by Commissioner Murphy, seconded by Commissioner Beaver). With no further business the commission adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
The transcript lists those attending and the roll-call vote results for each motion; it does not specify vendors for every contract or the funding source for the lawn tractor purchase. Commissioner Jenkins was recorded as absent in the roll call.
