2026-11-10 Regular Council Meeting

The City of DuPont’s regular council meeting on November 10, 2026, included discussion of proposed 2027 legislative priorities and youth recreation facilities. Council considered a request to convert the Powder Works soccer field into a multi-use baseball, softball, and soccer facility, seeking $155,000 in state funding with a proposed $50,000 city contribution. A council member suggested increasing the city match to $75,000; the committee planned to seek guidance from the state representative and return with the funding request for further consideration. The city also discussed a streets-and-sidewalks funding priority: $350,000 from the state and $150,000 in city contributions, against identified transportation preservation and repair needs of about $3.4 million over ten years. Council members emphasized sidewalks, with the priority’s details to be refined. No construction award was made.

Council approved an ordinance temporarily suspending the biennial budget and approved the 2027 EMS property-tax levy ordinance. During the first reading of the 2027 budget, council voted to increase projected interest revenue from $340,000 to $595,000, remove $200,000 in unawarded parks-grant revenue and corresponding expenditures, approve a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for non-union staff (5–1), and set a $260,000 general-fund placeholder for potential salary adjustments. The fire chief reported that an RFP for an EMS cost-of-service study had received four proposals; interviews and negotiations with the preferred proposer were planned, with an update expected later. Other budgeted or prospective items included an emergency-management consultant, possible replacement of a fire brush truck, and HR training and policy-support systems; no vendor selections or contracts were approved.