Council approves small purchases and sponsorships including clerk training, chamber sponsorship and fire department equipment

Council approved a set of routine municipal expenditures during the meeting, including training, sponsorships and equipment for city operations.

Mayor Hedlund asked the council to approve $640 for the city clerk to attend an Auburn University online training on federal and state labor laws (FLSA, FMLA, USERRA) with sessions scheduled in October; the council approved the payment. Council also approved a $400 renewal sponsorship for the Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and table sponsorship for county events.

Councilman Williams moved to approve $1,800 to purchase a dryer for protective clothing for the volunteer fire department; the motion was seconded and approved. The council also approved a motion to purchase a wastewater treatment solution that was stated in the transcript as $2,009.38. Each item was moved, seconded and recorded by roll call; funding sources (general fund, departmental budgets or grants) were not all specified on the record and will be confirmed by staff.