City approves fuel tanks for Mount Vernon vehicles
The City of Mount Vernon approved the purchase of two fuel tanks for the new public works site.
The tanks would be dual walled, which would negate the need for a spill basin for the pumps.
All departments could utilize the fuel pumps, which would reduce the number of credit card authorizations by the city for fuel purchases. That has been an area the city has been flagged by the auditors in the past is the number of fuel transactions taken via credit cards.
With the new tanks, the city would be able to purchase fuel orders in bulk instead.
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Police Chief Doug Shannon said that his department spends roughly $2,000 a month on fuel alone for police vehicles, so bulk ordering fuel could be a cost savings for the city.
The cost of the new fuel tanks is roughly $15,000, and will be completed sometime this spring.
Soffit repairs made to police station
The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Police Department had a number of soffits replaced to be non-venting.
Those emergency repairs were made in January’s cooldown, when the venting soffits allowed freezing cold air to seep into the building and impact plex water lines that were running throughout.
“Every single soffit was formerly vented,” said Doug Shannon, Mount Vernon Lisbon Police Chief. “The air moving through was moving so fast it was blowing and relocating insulation.”
Septagon replaced a number of soffits to be non-venting and limit the airflow into the building, as well as administered heat tape to areas of Pex line to better protect the pipes from the elements in the future.
The repair was a total of $7,971 and was completed as an emergency repair due to the frozen water lines at the station.
Out for bids
The old public workshop will be out for bid, with bids due back to the City of Mount Vernon by Feb. 28.
There is a $295,000 minimum bid amount for the project.
Next meeting is Feb 19
The next council meeting for Mount Vernon is Wednesday, Feb 19, due to the president’s day holiday Monday, Feb. 17. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in Mount Vernon City Hall.
New officer sworn in to reserves
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Police Department added a new officer to the police reserves at Monday, Feb. 3 meeting.
Cornell College junior Monet Roelle took the oath of office, with several of her Cornell College softball teammates in the audience cheering after she completed the oath.