The Truesdale Board of Aldermen handled a number of matters during their March 25 meeting, including the purchase of a cellular monitoring system for the city’s water wells as well as software for the city’s police department.

The board unanimously approved a bid from Municipal Equipment Company in the amount of $16,200 for a supervisory control and data inquisition or SCADA system to help with monitoring the city’s wells. Public Works Lead Steve Harlan said the bid came in significantly lower than anticipated as the city had budgeted $25,000 for purchase of the system. Harlan said the purchase price would include installation and one year of monitoring by the company.

The board also approved a quote from Omnigo Software in the amount of $12,513.96. Police Chief Casey Doyle said the original price for the system, which the department uses for its ticketing and other related matters. The quote was originally $16,477 but after discussions with the company the department removed certain features it no longer needed resulting in the lower price.

The board also approved an annual maintenance and technical support agreement with Continental Utility Solutions in the amount of $2,500.

While the board took no action, Mayor Jerry Cannon discussed the need to consider possible alternative options for meeting locations as the city continues to grow. He said that other cities, like Warrenton, do not use their city halls as the location for their board meetings. He said that as the city grows it may need to use the current meeting location at city hall as additional office space. His suggestion was possibly using the second floor of the MaryLou Center as a location in the future to conduct board meetings as it is more spacious that the board’s current meeting room.

The board also approved an agreement with Backyard Party Rentals in the amount of $729 for the purchase of an obstacle course for Railroad Days. The board also approved a $300 expense for M&M Golf Cars for a cart for Railroad Days.