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Aberdeen aldermen approve vehicle bid, multiple purchase orders and festival funding; one member repeatedly dissents
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Aberdeen board approved numerous purchase requisitions, awarded a vehicle bid, hired a firefighter, and authorized festival deposits and a $15,480 mosquito-control contract; Alderman Nicholas Holliday recorded several "Nay" votes on vendor payments.
The Aberdeen Board of Aldermen on April 21 approved a series of procurement and operational items, including a low bid of $45,034.75 from Carl Hogan Automotive for a 2026 GMC Sierra 1500 for the Aberdeen Electric Department, multiple purchase requisitions to vendors such as Irby and U.M.S., and a Commercial Mosquito Management Agreement with James Pest Management for $15,480 covering April–October 2026.
The board also approved a hire in the Fire Department—Brayden Wageningen as a full-time fireman at $11.00 per hour—and authorized deposits and payments tied to the 2026 Aberdeen Blue & White Festival, including a $5,000 match donation from the Aberdeen Electric Department. The City Attorney invoice for April 7–21 ($3,210.00) was approved by roll call.
Several procurement votes recorded split roll calls with Alderman Nicholas Holliday voting "Nay" on a string of purchase requisitions and claims while the other aldermen voted "Aye." For example, votes to approve multiple Irby supply orders, meter sockets and LED lights recorded Holliday as the lone "Nay." The minutes do not explain the reason for his repeated dissent on those items.
Other routine approvals included a reverse auction authorization for the TA60 boom bucket truck, reimbursement and refund approvals (including a $200 sewer street-repair refund to Ms. Willie M. Sims) and retroactive approval of prior purchase requisitions. The board approved paying docketed claims in separate votes that first excluded then included Cadence Bank expenses; the minutes record the differing roll-call outcomes.
The board concluded its business and adjourned until its next meeting on May 5, 2026.
