Jenkins council approves minutes, financial report and project payments; authorizes ARC project account

Speaker 1 (presiding official) opened the Jenkins City Council meeting on Feb. 2 and led approval of routine business including the January minutes and a special January meeting record.

Speaker 1 introduced the council’s January financial report and, after a motion and second, Speaker 1 stated, "So, passes unanimously." The council then approved several project payments. On Requisition Certificate No. 12, Speaker 1 said, "The total of that is $59,063.23." A motion to pay Requisition Certificate No. 12 was made and seconded and the council voted to approve the payment.

In new business the council approved Requisition Certificate No. 05 for stormwater improvements after Speaker 3 moved and a second was recorded. The council also approved two temporary roadblocks scheduled for Feb. 7 and Mar. 7 after members confirmed no conflicts.

The council approved invoice No. 24540 (NESBIT) for engineering and construction services and an additional CRED I invoice for the I&I project. Motions to approve each invoice were made, seconded and carried.

The council authorized opening a separate bank account for the ARC project so the project can show dedicated accounting for certain grant or project funds. Speaker 5, describing the requirement for separate statements, said, "I have to send them a bank statement every month." The council voted to create the account.

The meeting closed after a brief citizen and department report review and a motion to adjourn passed.

What happens next: approved payments will be processed and the ARC project account will be established; no closing date was announced for the sale of the old city hall, which staff said remains under negotiation.