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Council authorizes emergency replacement of Rous Hall air‑conditioning unit

City Council of Charlestown, West Virginia · August 4, 2025

Summary

After staff reported the Rous Hall AC unit had failed, council authorized staff to work with an HVAC company to replace the unit and to prepare a capital budget revision for later approval.

Staff told the council that the air‑conditioning unit at Rous Hall had failed and that replacement was necessary. As staff explained, "the AC unit went out, at Rous Hall" and that the replacement was not in the current budget. Council authorized staff to engage HVAC vendors to obtain quotes, proceed with replacement and prepare a capital budget revision for council review.

Several council members asked whether the mayor could authorize emergency work; staff said the mayor could, but the council preferred to authorize staff to begin vendor work and then bring the budget revision back for formal approval. The motion to proceed was moved, seconded and approved by the council.

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