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2026-098 · BUDGET · INFRASTRUCTURE · 2026

An Order to appropriate $55,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings to the Sludge Disposal, Repair & Maintenance Other Equipment and Consulting accounts to fund an emergency wastewater treatment plant repair.

City Council transfers $55,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings to three accounts to cover urgent wastewater plant repairs after a centrifuge failure on May 6, 2026. Funds cover sludge disposal, equipment maintenance, and consulting, and kick off an emergency replacement plan if needed. Design work is set to begin in FY 2026.

approved CITYWIDE
  1. STEP 1
    Submitted
    MAY 12 2026
  2. STEP 2 · CURRENT
    Approved
    MAY 26 2026
AI summary · plain-language

This ordinance authorizes transferring $55,000 from the Sewer Retained Earnings fund to three accounts—Sludge Disposal, Repair & Maintenance of Other Equipment, and Consulting—to fund an emergency repair of the wastewater treatment facility following a centrifuge failure on May 6, 2026. The funds support immediate repairs and begin planning for a replacement, with design work scheduled for FY 2026. It notes the current Sewer Retained Earnings balance of $1,628,037.46.

Generated by an LLM. Not legal text. Read the official ordinance for binding language.

Key provisions

§1 Authorizes transfer of $55,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings to three accounts.
§2 Allocates $20,000 to Sludge Disposal, $15,000 to Repair & Maint Other Equipment, and $20,000 to Consulting.
§3 Funds for emergency wastewater plant repairs after a May 6, 2026 centrifuge failure.
§4 DPW design for the centrifuge replacement is scheduled to begin in FY 2026.

Discussed at meetings

City CouncilCity Council MeetingMay 26, 2026
approve2026-098
Approve 2026-098: Appropriate $55,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings to Sludge Disposal, Repair & Maintenance Other Equipment and Consulting accounts to fund an emergency wastewater treatment plant repair.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR HAGGSTROM · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR MANDEVILLE · VOTE: APPROVED 8-0
0:26:26
2026-098 An Order to appropriate $55,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings for emergency WWTP repair
City CouncilCity Council Standing Committee of the Whole MeetingMay 19, 2026
other2026-098
Return 2026-098 (An Order to appropriate $55,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings to fund emergency wastewater treatment plant repairs: Sludge Disposal, Repair & Maintenance Other Equipment and Consulting) to the full City Council with a positive recommendation.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · VOTE: PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, 7-0
1:07:25
2026-0982026-098
City CouncilCity Council MeetingMay 12, 2026
approve2026-098
move to accept the late file of 2026-098
MOVED BY COUNCILLOR GILDAY · SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HOGUE · VOTE: APPROVED UNANIMOUS
1:52:50
refer2026-098
Refer 2026-098 to the standing committee of the whole with a second reading on May 26th
MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANDEVILLE · SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HAGSTROM · VOTE: APPROVED UNANIMOUS
1:54:02
142026-098 An Order to appropriate $55,000 for emergency wastewater repair