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Council approves purchase of 50 radio-read water meters to reduce manual reads
Summary
Tekoa approved buying 50 radio-read water meters after Public Works staff said about 169 manual reads remain; the purchase passed unanimously and is intended to reduce manual reading labor.
Public works staff member Steven Thomas told the council he recommends purchasing 50 radio-read water meters; he said approximately 169 manual reads remain in the system. CM Margie Jaeger moved to approve buying 50 meters and CM Mike Hale seconded; the council approved the purchase unanimously.
Council and staff framed the purchase as a step toward modernizing meter reads and reducing staff time spent on manual readings. No purchase price was stated in the transcript; the council approved procurement of the 50 units at the Feb. 2 meeting.
