The Gallatin Board of Aldermen met Monday evening, with board members learning that a grant has been received to help pay for the new AMI metering system.
According to information provided by City Clerk Hattie Rains, it was announced at the meeting that the city has officially been granted funding approval for the AMI metering system in the amount of $361,705. Mayor Barbara Ballew was authorized to sign the grant agreement between the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the city.
In other action items, the board accepted a mowing bid from Rodell Sperry in the amount of $80 for the Lile Cemetery and $590 for the Brown/Greenwood Cemetery. Acceptance of the bid, which was the lowest of three received, is pending the confirmation that insurance requirements are met. The board approved an ordinance adopting and enacting a new code of ordinances and discussed the migration of gWorks to a cloud-based program for human resources, utility billing and finance within the next three to five years. Mrs. Rains requested to complete the AMI metering system migration before purchasing the new cloud-based programs.
In his report, City Administrator Lance Rains shared with the board that the MIRMA Loss Control Program Evaluation Form shows a rating increase from 94 to 98. He provided a list of city-owned vehicles and the cost of repairs and/or purchase amounts for new vehicles since 2019, as well as which vehicles have been sold and the amount of the sale. Rains told the board he is continuing to stay informed on the American Rescue Plan Act funding requirements and when to expect the funds to be received. He also told the board he is meeting with a solar field company next week to discuss the possibility of purchasing electric power provided by the company.
Public Works Director Mark Morey told the board that new street signs are being installed throughout town and the new dump truck is in Bethany getting repairs done on the heater blower fan. The board requested that the remaining snow piles be hauled off if possible. Morey said that due to the dump truck being in the shop, the street crew can take out the salt spread in the older dump truck (if the weather remains nice) and finish hauling off the snow piles if they haven’t melted before then. Board members also reviewed the annual extended service warranty proposal from MicroComm, approving the proposal in the amount of $3,600.
Gallatin Police Chief Mark Richards gave his report on recent activities and investigations and announced that the department will participate in CIT training in Chillicothe March 16-22 as well as taser instructor license training on April 6 and firearms instructor license training April 18-22.
The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 28.
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