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Wheatland City Council approves wage-study update, audit engagement, airport work, theater deep clean and decade-long police tech contract; tables IT vendor bid
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Wheatland City Council approved several vendor agreements including a Condrey wage-study update, the FY26 audit engagement, airport seal-coat work, a $1,495 deep clean of the town movie theater and a 10-year Axon police-technology contract; the council tabled an IT contract for further review.
The Wheatland City Council voted to approve multiple vendor agreements and postponed a decision on an IT contract during its regular meeting.
The council approved a Condrey & Associates memorandum to update the town’s wage survey, a shorter engagement than the firm’s prior full rebuild. A council member moved to sign the agreement and the motion carried after a second.
Councilors also authorized the town’s FY26 audit engagement with its longstanding auditor. The mayor asked for a motion to sign the engagement letter; the motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The council authorized a notice to proceed for the airport seal-coat and marking project to finish outstanding work at the airport.
Curtis Hoprock, who runs the town movie theater, asked the council to authorize StarMax LLC to perform a deep cleaning of auditorium screens, drapes and seating. Hoprock said the company — based in Chesterfield, Missouri — recommended cleaning every three to four years and quoted $1,495 for the job. Council members discussed scheduling the work for days the theater is closed and approved the cleaning.
The council approved a 10-year agreement with Axon for police equipment and services. The police chief described the contract as covering body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, license-plate-reader integration, virtual-reality training modules and periodic equipment upgrades and replacements. He said the system can transcribe body-camera audio into report drafts and includes an automatic-translation feature the chief said supports "56 languages." A council member moved to authorize the chief (and Brad) to sign the agreement; the motion carried by voice vote.
Separately, the council considered an IT procurement with two bids that staff and councilors said were difficult to compare. A council member said he had four pages of detailed questions and moved to table the IT decision to allow staff time to clarify discrepancies; the motion to table carried.
The meeting concluded with the mayor announcing the next regular meeting for August 10 at 7 p.m.
