Votes at a glance: key actions from Moline City Council, Jan. 7, 2025

At its Jan. 7 meeting the Moline City Council approved several routine but notable items by roll call.

- Garbage truck purchase: The council approved a resolution authorizing the purchase of a 2025 rear-loading refuse truck (tandem axle chassis with 25-yard New Way Cobra Magnum body) from Elliott Equipment Company under Sourcewell contract 091219-NWY for $294,800. Motion carried 7-0.

- Fleet management software: Council approved a five-year contract with Faster Asset Solutions for web-based fleet-management software under GSA contract 47QTCA23D0054, and authorized the assistant director of public works to execute necessary documents. Motion carried 7-0.

- Procedural ordinances advanced: The council moved Ordinance 20.1 (amend Chapter 2: meeting times and an unexpected childcare exception) and Ordinance 20.2 (traffic-signal/stop sign amendments at specified intersections) forward for second reading or adoption as appropriate; both measures were advanced on roll calls without substantive floor debate.

Why it matters: The equipment purchase and software contract update city fleet capabilities and record-keeping; the traffic and meeting-structure ordinances adjust administrative and public-safety details.

Votes: All listed items passed on roll calls recorded in the minutes (7 ayes, 0 nays where roll calls were recorded).