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Lewisville council approves emergency purchases, change order and staffing update
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Lewisville City Council passed several emergency ordinances to buy a public-works truck, approve a change order for park restrooms, purchase three heart monitors and begin revisions to employee classifications; all votes recorded as unanimous among present members.
The Lewisville City Council on Feb. 2 passed multiple emergency ordinances approving equipment purchases and a contract change order, and moved forward with revisions to municipal employee classifications.
Council approved amended ordinance 26-04 to acquire a 2025 Ford F-600 for the public works department, after staff said a 2025 model was available immediately and about $4,000 cheaper than the previously authorized 2026 model. The motion to suspend rules and adopt 26-04 by emergency carried on roll call with the four council members present voting yes; one member was recorded as ill and not attending.
Council also approved ordinance 26-07, the ninth change order to CCI Commercial Construction for the Aljansic Park restroom renovation project. Staff described the change order as covering electrical infrastructure needed to support installed hand dryers; the transcript lists the cost in a way that is unclear in the record. "We're not real clear why this wasn't originally called for," a staff speaker said, adding that the additional electrical work will come from the project contingency or the same funding pot.
On ordinance 26-08, council authorized the city manager to purchase three heart monitors from Zo Medical Corporation for the fire department. Finance staff said the 2026 budget included $120,000 for two monitor/defibrillator units; Chief Border negotiated purchase of three units at roughly $3,500 off per unit and arranged five-year, zero-interest financing so the existing appropriation will cover initial payments. Council suspended the rules and passed the ordinance by emergency.
Council brought ordinance 26-09 forward for its first reading, which amends employment provisions in the city's codified ordinances to create a second employee classification for certain public-works positions. Staff said the change is intended to hire laborers with fewer credentials where full operator certifications are not required, with civil-service testing and internal opportunities for advancement.
All recorded roll-call votes on the emergency measures were unanimous among the members present. The council scheduled follow-up administrative work on the change-order funding and the hiring plan.
The council adjourned after routine department reports and scheduling the next meeting for Feb. 17 at 6 p.m.
