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Mayor and Board of Aldermen approve $506,615 sewer rehabilitation bid, safety grant participation and $1 hourly raise
Summary
At the Sept. 17 Ridgetop meeting, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen awarded a $506,615 ARPA-funded sewer rehabilitation contract to Elite Septic Tank & Grease Trap Service Inc., approved participation in the Safety Partners Loss Control Matching Safety Grant Program and granted a $1-per-hour raise to employee Caleb Jones as agreed in his hiring terms.
At a Sept. 17 meeting at City Hall, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Ridgetop voted unanimously to approve a $506,615 base bid from Elite Septic Tank & Grease Trap Service Inc. for the ARPA-funded I/I Reduction/Sewer Rehabilitation project. Vice Mayor Senft moved the award and Alderman Martin seconded; all voting members registered aye.
The vote followed a brief presentation in which project procurement and the base-bid amount were placed before the council. The award authorizes the city to proceed with the ARPA-funded sewer rehabilitation contract with the named contractor.
The council also added several items to the agenda and approved them. Mayor Tim Shaw moved to add Resolution 24-06, a pay raise for employee Caleb Jones and a proposal to change the October meeting date; Alderman Harrison seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
By separate vote, the council accepted Resolution 24-06, authorizing the City of Ridgetop to participate in the Safety Partners Loss Control Matching Safety Grant Program. Vice Mayor Senft moved acceptance and Alderman Harrison seconded; the resolution carried with all voting aye.
Mayor Tim Shaw explained that, under his hiring agreement with the city, Caleb Jones was due a $1.00-per-hour raise after six months. Alderman Gregory moved to approve the raise, Alderman Martin seconded, and the council voted unanimously to grant the increase.
Other routine business and departmental reports included: Alderman Harrison reporting the surplus backhoe sold for $7,100; Mayor Shaw reporting the gas department completed thirty-five 811 locates, four service orders and changed four valves; Alderman Harrison noting playground timbers for Pioneer Park had arrived and the basketball goal will be installed soon; a scheduled community event, "Smoke on the Ridge," set for Saturday, Sept. 28 at Ridgetop Station Park; Alderman Martin saying work on Red Oak Court is expected to begin in about three weeks; Alderman Gregory providing a fire report showing 26 calls; and Vice Mayor Senft saying planning and zoning hopes subdivision regulations will come before the board in October for public hearing.
Mayor Shaw also reported he had spoken with MTAS about a designated $1.5 million police grant and said the funds are earmarked for training new officers and are limited to cities meeting certain crime-rate criteria. The council discussed changing the October meeting from Oct. 15 to Oct. 29 pending confirmation that Crosslin can present the audit on the later date.
Alderman Harrison moved to adjourn the meeting; Alderman Gregory seconded. The motion carried with all voting aye, and the meeting was adjourned.
