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Madison aldermen approve consent agenda, confirm hires and multiple contract awards
Summary
At its Aug. 6 meeting the City of Madison approved a broad consent agenda including acceptance of the FY2023 audit, the hiring of two police officers effective Aug. 7 and awards for equipment and infrastructure contracts; the motion passed unanimously.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Madison unanimously approved a broad consent agenda at their Aug. 6, 2024 meeting, accepting the city's FY2023 audit, confirming personnel actions and awarding multiple contracts and purchases.
The board voted to accept the audit and approve claims and payroll dockets; Alderman Sandra Strain moved the consent agenda and Alderman Janie Jarvis seconded. The motion carried unanimously. The consent agenda included acceptance of oaths for new police officers Jeremiah Thornton and Charles Wharton and authorization to hire Water Department laborers Johntravious Hunter and Jahiem Walden, both effective Aug. 7, 2024. The agenda also recorded the termination of water department employee Adrian Bolton effective July 24, 2024.
Council approved vendor awards and service agreements included in the consent packet: preventative maintenance for a fire engine to Sunbelt Fire; purchase of a 2018 Freightliner dump truck from Empire Truck Sales; emergency repairs to city heavy equipment; and a roofing contract award to Advantage Roofing & Construction of LA, LLC for the 1936 Madison-Ridgeland High School gym re-roof project. The board also ratified payments and contractual work related to the Highland Colony/Madison Central signal projects.
The board authorized the mayor to execute FAA grant paperwork related to a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) project at Bruce Campbell Field Airport to upgrade the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system, and adopted a resolution awarding a contract to Layne Christensen Company to rehabilitate and upgrade the water well pump at the Cotton Hill site.
Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler and City Clerk Susan B. Crandall were listed in meeting records as executing routine administrative documents connected with the approved items. All motions tied to the consent agenda were recorded as unanimous votes.
Next steps noted in the meeting minutes: hired personnel will assume positions on the dates indicated in the payroll/status report; awarded contractors will proceed with contract execution and any subsequent city-required approvals or permits.
