Mayor and council approve temporary extension of street‑lighting agreement with Liberty

The mayor and council approved Bill No. 202614 (Ordinance No. 41 21) on a 5–3 roll call, authorizing a temporary extension to the municipal electric service agreement for street lighting with the electric company doing business as Liberty.

The measure was presented by a city presenter who read the ordinance into the record as "Bill number 20 26 dash 14, ordinance number 41 21, an ordinance authorizing an agreement with the entire District Electric Company doing business as liberty for a temporary extension to the municipal electric service agreement for street lighting." A council member asked for clarification about the reading order after comments that the item had previously been taken to executive session; the mayor confirmed it was the second reading.

During the roll call, the mayor asked the clerk to call names. The recorded votes were: Sagasur — Aye; Raines — Aye; Wilson — Aye (after indicating the Public Service Commission was asking the city to adopt the proposed rate or go higher); Veil — Aye; Ross — Nay; Ballard — Nay; Price — Nay; Sawyer — Aye. The mayor announced, "By a vote of 5 ayes and 3 nos, we have approved bill number 20 26 14."

The ordinance authorizes a temporary extension to the city's municipal electric service agreement for street lighting with the named company doing business as Liberty. The presenter read the ordinance text as part of the formal second‑reading procedure; no amendments or alternative motions were recorded on the transcript.

After the vote, the mayor entertained a motion to adjourn; the motion was made and those present responded "aye," and the meeting was closed.

The transcript does not specify the duration of the extension authorized, the financial terms, or the department responsible for implementation; those details were not included in the reading and are therefore not specified in this report.