Greenfield delays vote on wastewater plant rebuild after workshop on multimillion-dollar contract

City Manager Paul Wood said he removed a major agenda item from the Feb. 27 Greenfield City Council meeting for additional review after raising concerns about large dollar figures tied to the project.

"There were supplemental appropriations that were asked for to the tune of $750,000," Wood said, adding the proposal also sought to grant him "the authority to enter into an agreement with an equipment manufacturer in excess of $30,000,000." He said he pulled the item during the agenda review so the council and the public could be better informed.

Wood said the council held a workshop the previous Thursday to "specifically delve into all the numbers related to this item," and that staff hopes to place a resolution related to the rebuild on the March 12 council agenda for consideration.

The item was not voted on at the Feb. 27 meeting. Wood described the decision to pull the matter as procedural: staff and council wanted more detailed financial review before asking the full council to approve supplemental appropriations or to authorize the city manager to execute a large equipment contract.

Background and next steps: Wood characterized the Feb. 27 meeting as "low on action" but said moving the wastewater resolution to March 12 is intended to allow a fuller presentation of costs and contract terms. The transcript does not specify the source of the $750,000, the funding mix for the project, the identity of the equipment manufacturer, or whether the March 12 meeting will include a vote; those details were not specified in the summary video.

The council has not yet taken a formal vote on the supplemental appropriations or on any contract authority tied to the wastewater plant. The resolution is expected to return to the council agenda on March 12 for further consideration.