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Council adopts ordinance to transfer EPA‑restricted funds for wastewater pump repair
Summary
Ordinance 2026‑114 was placed on second reading and adopted to authorize transferring EPA‑restricted funds to the wastewater capital improvements account to pay a $9,712.07 pump repair by Independent Electric.
At the July 20 meeting the Houston City Council placed Bill No. 114 on second and final reading and adopted it as Ordinance 2026‑114, authorizing a transfer from the EPA restricted account to the Wastewater Capital Improvements account to pay a minor pump repair.
The minutes record that the council approved payment to Independent Electric "in the amount of $9,712.07" with a 7–10 day lead time, and that the payment will be made from the restricted EPA fund. The motion to place Bill No. 114 on second reading and adopt the ordinance carried with four yes votes.
Nut Graf: The ordinance provides the specific accounting authorization that allows the city to move restricted EPA funds into the wastewater capital account to complete a necessary pump repair; council members discussed making this a recurring semiannual authorization but did not adopt that proposal at the meeting.
Alderman Don Romines suggested creating an ordinance twice per year (June and December) to authorize routine payments from the restricted EPA fund; that proposal was recorded but not enacted at this session.
