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Girard council accepts $1.09M appropriations ordinance; solar equipment is largest line item
Summary
Council approved Appropriations Ordinance 2026-14 totaling $1,090,918.00 as part of the consent agenda; the package includes a $912,602.36 payment to Priority Power for solar equipment and builders risk insurance.
On July 13 the Girard City Council approved Appropriations Ordinance 2026-14 as part of the consent agenda, authorizing $1,090,918.00 in appropriations and multiple purchases over $10,000. The largest single listed payment is $912,602.36 to Priority Power described as "Solar Equipment & Builders Risk Ins." Other items included BCBS insurance premiums of $38,041.52, a fire-department camera purchase through Crawkan for $11,472.69, a 2025 audit contract for $16,000 with Jarred Gilmore & Phillips, and WES work for $39,056.92.
The consent agenda was approved on a motion by Darrell Westhoff and seconded by Morgan Johnson; the minutes reflect the package was accepted "as presented." The appropriation for the solar equipment will be part of the city's near-term capital spending; council did not discuss altering line items during the meeting and took the consent bundle as a single vote.
