The Gallatin Board of Aldermen chose to allow employees to decide between two health insurance options for 2017-2018 at its meeting Monday evening.
One plan involves a $2,000 deductible with optional employee paid dental and vision. The other involves a $3,000 deductible with an employer-paid health savings account contribution as well as optional employer paid dental and vision.
Public Works Director Mark Morey announced items selling on the Purple Wave Auction will close Wednesday, October 25.
The street crew finished sealing cracks on Prospect and are nearly finished with Richardson Street and the water crew has replaced meter pits. Morey reported he collected bids on milling a few city streets but noted the weather is no longer ideal for the chip sealing that would need to be done after the milling, though. The board will consider milling the streets the spring.
City Administrator Tony Stonecypher announced that if the Friends of Gallatin makes the purchase of a bucket truck, the truck will be subject to property tax.
The board requested the street transportation tax project amount be increased to $100,000 to be used for another street resurfacing project. The board will revisit the budget discussion at its next meeting.
Steve Gutherie with People Service reported People Service collected bids for replacement of the windows and doors at the sewer plant lab. He recommended the board consider covers for the clarifier. He said the infiltration and inflow issue is the biggest with the sewer collection/treatment facility.
People Service plans to shift the load brackets down for the ultraviolet treatment panels.
