Hartshorne authority approves Change Order 2B for water system project

The Hartshorne Public Works Authority approved Change Order 2B for the Water System Improvements Project — Section B at a special meeting on June 4, 2026. The motion to approve was made by Council Member James Shaw and seconded by Council Member Gary Jackson; a roll-call vote recorded six yes votes and two absences. The meeting record states the cost will come from the project's contingency fund and that the expense "was already approved."

The change order applies to work by Evans and Associates on the utility upgrade under Section B of the water improvements project. Crysta Watson was listed on the agenda line as the presenter for the change order. The action was described in the meeting minutes as a formal change-order approval; no amendment to the motion or further budget reallocation was recorded.

Council members voting yes were Rhonda Dugan, Pamela Henne, James Shaw, Jerry Earp, Gary Jackson and David Spears; Jessica Hackler and Amber Shumway were absent. The minutes record the meeting's official start at 5:31 p.m. and indicate the change-order payment will be sourced from the contingency portion of the project budget.

Next steps: the minutes show no additional follow-up motions or requests for staff reports tied to the change order in this meeting. Any further implementation details or schedule updates were not specified in the record.