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At-a-glance: Key votes and approvals from May 12 Midlothian council meeting
Summary
Council approved a slate of administrative and procurement items including the AFI purchasing coop, airport fuel system award, and appointments to a citizens planning committee; most votes were unanimous.
Several non-legislative but consequential items cleared the council unanimously. The council voted to participate in the Alliance for Innovation cooperative purchasing program (AFI) and its civic marketplace arrangement, which allows Midlothian to become a "lead agency" on select contracts and could generate revenue from other jurisdictions joining city contracts. Staff noted a 3% vendor fee to the civic marketplace and emphasized that the city can choose which contracts to make available.
The council also awarded a TxDOT-funded contract to Innovative Fueling Solutions for a self-service Avgas system at the municipal airport (total bid $629,989, with a net airport fund impact of about $40,126) and approved a list of nominees to a citizens planning committee to study potential bond referendum projects; each item passed 7–0. Council closed the meeting with a scheduled executive session and reported no reportable action on its return.
