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Chester council advances police headquarters work, plans vehicle sales and authorizes extra testing funds
Summary
Council discussed a construction management agreement for police headquarters repairs, an RFP for interior work estimated at about $200,000, authorizations to sell aging fire apparatus, and a request for an additional up to $25,000 for construction testing at the Public Works facility; the ethics code’s three-member board appointments were also addressed.
Chester City Council on July 6 reviewed several operational items tied to building repairs, equipment replacement and compliance procedures.
The city’s police chief told the council that Resolution 84 would "authorize entering into a construction admin service agreement with MG Engineering for the police headquarters project," and that Resolution 85 would put an interior-work RFP out to bid. "We estimate it's gonna be about $200,000 worth of interior work on the 3rd Floor, replacing drywall, replacing ceiling tiles, mold remediation," the chief said, describing planned remediation and repairs to address water intrusion.
Deputy McBreen summarized proposed surplus equipment sales, saying, "This is to authorize the sale of the 1999 slash 2013 ladder truck" and that the 2009 Pierce Arrow engine was likely worth about $50,000 while repairs could cost $20,000–$25,000, making replacement the more viable option.
On the Public Works facility, the chief said the city had "exceeded the amount that was originally approved and we're asking for an additional construction testing amount up to but not exceeding that additional $25,000." He added the project remained on schedule and on budget and characterized the request as covering materials testing (concrete, soil and other site-delivered materials).
Council also addressed amendments to the city code of ethics that would add language clarifying the independence of city employees serving on boards, and discussed appointments for a required three-member ethics board; the chief noted two names had been submitted and that council could appoint those two now while selecting a third later.
No formal vote tallies or final outcomes appear in the provided transcript for these items; the discussion recorded focuses on scope, cost estimates and next procurement steps. The council’s next steps—returning with bid results and a later resolution to fill the third ethics-board vacancy—were noted during the meeting.
