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Council approves budget amendments including sludge‑hauling contract adjustment
Summary
The council approved two budget amendments: one to account for an awarded sludge‑hauling contract (Casella Organics) with a fixed price shown in the contract and another to cover a retirement payout; staff said the sludge price reflects changed market conditions.
Staff presented a budget amendment to account for a recently awarded sludge‑hauling contract with Casella Organics and explained that market conditions had pushed expected costs higher than the prior budgeting assumptions; the contract establishes a fixed per‑ton price and staff estimated monthly tonnage to calculate the necessary amendment for the remainder of the year. The transcript records a fixed price reported as "$1.73 52 per ton" in the meeting; staff said this is the contracted figure to be entered into the city's books.
Council approved the budget amendments by voice vote. Staff also summarized a retirement payout for a lieutenant in the police department and the council approved funds to reconcile unused time for that retirement; minutes of June 15 were corrected for a typographical error noted by a resident and then approved.
