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Cook Council authorizes IRRR grant application for backup generator at volunteer fire hall
Summary
The Cook City Council approved Resolution 260610A to apply for grant funds from IRRR to purchase and install a backup generator for the Cook Volunteer Fire Department, citing the 2024 disaster and the utility of the fire hall as an emergency shelter. The minutes list a proposed generator cost that appears to contain a transcription error.
At its June 10, 2026 special meeting, the Cook City Council approved Resolution 260610A authorizing an application for grant funds from IRRR to purchase and install a backup generator for the Cook Volunteer Fire Department.
Mayor Daniel Manick and council members said the generator would provide a reliable power source so emergency operations can continue when utility service is lost and would allow the fire hall to serve as a designated emergency shelter during natural disasters, severe weather, extended outages, and other emergencies. The minutes refer to the 2024 disaster as a motivating event for taking this step.
The minutes list a proposed cost for the generator as "approximately $27,6718.00," which appears to be a typographical or transcription error in the published minutes; the exact proposed cost is not specified in the record. Councilor Liza Root moved and Councilor Jody Bixby seconded approval to make application to and receive grant funds from IRRR; the minutes record: MOTION CARRIED.
With no further business, the council adjourned at 4:29 PM.
