City Council

Regular Meeting

Charleston, WV · January 20, 2026

Minutes

JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS of the CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA Regular Meeting – Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers – City Hall – Charleston, West Virginia OFFICIAL RECORD Amy Shuler Goodwin Miles C. Cary II Mayor City Clerk Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd CALL TO ORDER* The Council met at 7:00 P.M., for the second meeting in the month of January on the 20th day, in the year 2025, and was called to order by the Honorable Mayor, Amy Shuler Goodwin. The invocation was delivered by Councilmember Kerns, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Ceperley. City Clerk, Miles C. Cary II, called the roll of members and it was found that there were present at the time: ANNIE BURKA BURTON CEPERLEY COOK FAEGRE FERRELL GARDNER GIANOLA HAAS HOOVER JENKINS JONES KERNS KING MOORE OVERSTREET PEPPER PHARR ROBINSON RUBIO SALANGO SNODGRASS SOLOMON STEELHAMMER TAYLOR MAYOR GOODWIN With twenty-six members being present, the Mayor declared a quorum present. ’s absence was excused by the City Clerk per Resolution No. 582-21. All absences were excused by the City Clerk per Resolution No. 582-21. Pending the reading of the Journal of the previous meeting, the reading thereof was dispensed with and the same duly approved. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd PUBLIC SPEAKERS 1. Susan L. Parsons – Read a passage of the Bible. 2. Patricia Smith – Advocated CLAIMS 1. A claim of Tracy Hilliard, Charleston, WV; alleges personal injury. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd PROCLAMATIONS Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd COMMUNICATIONS None Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd REPORTS OF COMMITTEES COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Councilmember Jenkins, Chair of the Council Committee on Finance, submitted the following reports: 1. Your committee on Finance has had under consideration the following resolution, and reports the same to Council with the recommendation that Resolution No. 26-010 be adopted. Resolution No. 26-010 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into a one-year agreement with SHI for computer and server security platform for virus protection and response Information Systems at a total of $33,133.56 pursuant to a competitively sourced contract. Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to enter into a one-year agreement with SHI for computer and server security platform for virus protection and response Information Systems at a total of $33,133.56 pursuant to a competitively sourced contract. Councilmember Jenkins added that the resolution is to renew current services for virus protection. Councilmember Jenkins moved to approve the resolution. Councilmember Ceperley seconded the motion. With members present recorded thereon as voting unanimously in the affirmative, the Mayor declared Resolution No. 26-010. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd 2. Your committee on Finance has had under consideration the following resolution, and reports the same to Council with the recommendation that Resolution No. 26-011 be adopted. Resolution No. 26-011 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to purchase a new John Deere 5075E Cab Utility Tractor with a 17-foot Side Fold Boom and other accessories from Deere & Company for the Public Grounds Department in the amount of $133,948.98 pursuant to a competitively bid statewide contract. Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to purchase a new John Deere 5075E Cab Utility Tractor with a 17-foot Side Fold Boom and other accessories from Deere & Company for the Public Grounds Department in the amount of $133,948.98 pursuant to a competitively bid statewide contract. Councilmember Jenkins added that the resolution is for the budgeted replacement of an old tractor. Councilmember Jenkins moved to approve the resolution. Councilmember Ceperley seconded the motion. With members present recorded thereon as voting unanimously in the affirmative, the Mayor declared Resolution No. 26-011. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd 3. Your committee on Finance has had under consideration the following resolution, and reports the same to Council with the recommendation that Resolution No. 26-012 be adopted. Resolution No. 26-012 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office for lockbox services for the Charleston Fire Department’s ambulance billing payments and reaffirming the City’s participation in the investment pools in the Consolidated Fund administered by the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments authorized in Resolution No. 744-10, approved on April 19, 2010. There is currently no cost to the local government to participate. Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office for lockbox services for the Charleston Fire Department’s ambulance billing payments and reaffirming the City’s participation in the investment pools in the Consolidated Fund administered by the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments authorized in Resolution No. 744-10, approved on April 19, 2010. There is currently no cost to the local government to participate. Councilmember Jenkins added that the resolution is for an agreement for lockbox services for when the Treasurer’s Office accepts payments securely and deposits the money into consolidated funds. The City can at that point withdraw it to the General Fund. There is no cost to the City. Councilmember Jenkins moved to approve the resolution. Councilmember Ceperley seconded the motion. With members present recorded thereon as voting unanimously in the affirmative, the Mayor declared Resolution No. 26-012. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd 4. Your committee on Finance has had under consideration the following resolution, and reports the same to Council with the recommendation that Resolution No. 26-013 be adopted. Resolution No. 26-013 - Authorizing the City Treasurer to transfer the amount of $1,000,000.00 from the Sinking Fund (Fund 3100) to the Other Federal Grants Fund (Fund 2083) for the purposes of funding the required grant match for repairs to the swimming pool at Cato Park, and to transfer any remaining balance in the Sinking Fund in amount of $1,360,820.75, plus any accumulated interest, to the Other Federal Grants Fund for the purposes of funding any non-federal share required for the Capitol Connector RAISE Construction Grant. The balance in the Sinking Fund exceeds the purposes for which it was established. Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: That the City Treasurer is authorized to transfer the amount of $1,000,000.00 from the Sinking Fund (Fund 3100) to the Other Federal Grants Fund (Fund 2083) for the purposes of funding the required grant match for repairs to the swimming pool at Cato Park, and to transfer any remaining balance in the Sinking Fund in amount of $1,360,820.75, plus any accumulated interest, to the Other Federal Grants Fund for the purposes of funding any non-federal share required for the Capitol Connector RAISE Construction Grant. The balance in the Sinking Fund exceeds the purposes for which it was established. Councilmember Jenkins added that extra funds from the Sinking Fund will be transferred to the Other Federal Grants Fund to apply for a grant for repairs at Cato Park and for the Capitol Connector Project. Councilmember Jenkins moved to approve the resolution. Councilmember Ceperley seconded the motion. With members present recorded thereon as voting unanimously in the affirmative, the Mayor declared Resolution No. 26-013. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd 5. Your committee on Finance has had under consideration the following resolution, and reports the same to Council with the recommendation that Resolution No. 26-014 be adopted. Resolution No. 26-014 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to submit a grant application up to the amount of $2,000,000.00, which if awarded would include a $1,000,000.00 match by the City, to make improvements to the Cato Park swimming pool, or any other City-owned pools for which the funding may qualify. Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to submit a grant application up to the amount of $2,000,000.00, which if awarded would include a $1,000,000.00 match by the City, to make improvements to the Cato Park swimming pool, or any other City-owned pools for which the funding may qualify. Councilmember Jenkins added that the resolution is to apply for a $1 million grant for repairs to the pool at Cato Park. The estimated cost for the repairs is $2 million. Councilmember Faegre confirmed with Councilmember Jenkins that the total cost to renovate the Cato Park pool is $2 million. It is estimated that the total cost to renovate all City pools is approximately $8 million. Councilmember Jenkins moved to approve the resolution. Councilmember Ceperley seconded the motion. With members present recorded thereon as voting unanimously in the affirmative, the Mayor declared Resolution No. 26-014. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd 6. Your committee on Finance has had under consideration the following resolution, and reports the same to Council with the recommendation that Resolution No. 26-015 be adopted. Resolution No. 26-015 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Highways Administration for construction of the Capital Connector project, in which City Council authorizes up to $1,360,820.75 of non-federal funding pursuant to the most recent cost- estimate. The final amount of the project will be determined by competitive bid. Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Highways Administration for construction of the Capital Connector project, in which City Council authorizes up to $1,360,820.75 of non-federal funding pursuant to the most recent cost-estimate. The final amount of the project will be determined by competitive bid. Councilmember Jenkins added that the updated estimated cost for the Capitol Connector Project is $26 million. The cap for the grant is $25 million, so the transfer of $1,360,820.75 into the Fund is required per the agreement. Councilmember Jenkins moved to approve the resolution. Councilmember Ceperley seconded the motion. With members present recorded thereon as voting unanimously in the affirmative, the Mayor declared Resolution No. 26-015. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd 7. Your committee on Finance has had under consideration the following bill, and reports the same to Council with the recommendation that Bill No. 8066 do pass. Bill No. 8066 - A Bill and order determining the necessity for continuance of additional levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030, for current general governmental expenses, and providing for submission to the voters within the City of Charleston of the question of a continuance of the additional levy at the primary election to be held on May 12, 2026. Providing for the continuance of the levy rate, providing for publication of notice of the election to authorize the additional levy; providing for application of the primary election laws to such primary election, authorizing the City Clerk and Kanawha County Clerk to furnish election officials with proper election supplies and make publication of this ordinance, delivery of this ordinance to the Ballot Commissioners and the printing of ballots; providing the form of the official ballot; and providing for the voting precincts and determining those entitled to vote. WHEREAS, after full information and consideration thereof, the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia, is of the opinion and finds that the maximum levies for current expenses for the general fund purposes of said City authorized to be laid by the provisions of Section 14, Chapter 11, Article 8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, will not provide sufficient funds for the four fiscal years which begin, respectively, on the first day of July 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, and to cover expenditures properly payable from said funds, including expenditures for the purpose hereinafter set out, and having ascertained that the amounts hereinafter shown, in excess of the amount raised by regular levies, will be needed by the said City of Charleston during each of said four fiscal years for the purpose as follows, and that such levies constitute a continuance of the additional levies heretofore provided for the fiscal years beginning respectively on the first day of July 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, and that an election should be held pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 and 17 of Article 8, Chapter 11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; therefore, Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: (1) The purpose for which additional funds are needed by said City for each of the four fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030, are current, general governmental expenses. (2) The amounts considered necessary for each of said purposes for each fiscal year beginning on the date indicated are as follows: July 1, 2027 To be allocated evenly for the current expenses of the: Charleston Police Department $1,694,049 Charleston Fire Department $1,694,049 Charleston Parks & Recreation Department $1,694,049 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $5,082,147 Allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, and uncollectable taxes (7.5%) $406,724 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LEVY $5,488,871 July 1, 2028 To be allocated evenly for the current expenses of the: Charleston Police Department $1,694,049 Charleston Fire Department $1,694,049 Charleston Parks & Recreation Department $1,694,049 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $5,082,147 Allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, and uncollectable taxes (7.5%) $406,724 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LEVY $5,488,871 July 1, 2029 To be allocated evenly for the current expenses of the: Charleston Police Department $1,694,049 Charleston Fire Department $1,694,049 Charleston Parks & Recreation Department $1,694,049 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $5,082,147 Allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, and uncollectable taxes (7.5%) $406,724 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LEVY $5,488,871 July 1, 2030 Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd To be allocated evenly for the current expenses of the: Charleston Police Department $1,694,049 Charleston Fire Department $1,694,049 Charleston Parks & Recreation Department $1,694,049 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $5,082,147 Allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, and uncollectable taxes (7.5%) $406,724 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LEVY $5,488,871 (3) The total amount necessary to carry out the above purposes for the term of the levy, after making reasonable allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, and uncollectable taxes as set forth above is $20,328,584. (4) The separate and aggregate assessed valuation in each class of taxable property within the said City of Charleston is as follows: Class I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ -0- Class II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,508,712,744 Class III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ - 0- Class IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,973,710,705 Aggregate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,482,423,449 (5a) The proposed additional rate of levy in cents per $100 assessed valuation on each class of property within the said City of Charleston for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030, is as follows: Class I.......................................... 5.03 cents/$100 Class II.......................................... 10.06 cents/$100 Class IV......................................... 20.12 cents/$100 (5b) Provided that in the event the separate and aggregate assessed evaluations of each class of taxable property within the City of Charleston increases during the term of the special levy, the levy rate may be adjusted so that the projected gross tax revenue will not exceed 95% of the previous year's projected gross tax revenue. An increase in the aggregate assessed valuation of each class of taxable property due to new construction or improvements to existing real property, including beginning recovery of natural resources and newly acquired personal property shall not be included in calculating the new tax levy for the purposes of this section. (6) The years which the additional levies shall apply if authorized by the voters, are the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030. (7) The Council of the City of Charleston declares that it will not issue bonds under the provisions of Section 16, Article 8, Chapter 11, of the West Virginia Code of 1931, as amended, on approval of the voters of the proposed additional levy. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd (8) The Council of the City of Charleston finds that additional levies were heretofore authorized by the voters of the City of Charleston and have been in effect for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2023, July 1, 2024, July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, and that the additional levies proposed by this ordinance constitute as continuation of such additional levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030. (9) The question of such additional levies shall be submitted to the voters within the City of Charleston, West Virginia, at the primary election to be held in said City on the 12th day of May 2026. (10) Notice of the election to authorize the additional levy shall be given by publication of this ordinance and order at least once each week for two successive weeks, both publications to occur within fourteen (14) consecutive days, next preceding the date of the election, in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, a newspaper of the general circulation published in the City of Charleston, West Virginia. (11) All provisions of the laws concerning primary elections shall apply so far as they are applicable to the holding of said election and the ascertainment of the results thereof. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to furnish the Clerk of Kanawha County with necessary and proper election supplies, and to do any and all things necessary and proper attendant to said primary election, including but not limited to, the performance of primary election duties imposed by law upon Clerks of the Circuit Courts in relation to primary elections, and shall furnish and deliver a certified copy of this ordinance and order to the Ballot Commissioners of the County of Kanawha, who shall take the same and provide for the printing of ballots, in accordance with the provisions of law, as made and provided, and with the provisions of this ordinance and order. (12) That portion of the ballot to be used in said election to authorize the additional levy shall be in the form substantially as follows: "AnhElection to authorize the continuation of additional levies for the years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030, for the purpose of providing additional funds annually during such years for current expenses of the Charleston Police, Fire, and Parks & Recreation Departments according to the order and ordinance of the Council of the City of Charleston passed and adopted at its meeting on the 20th day of January 2026.” "The additional levies shall be on Class I property 5.03 cents; and on Class II property 10.06 cents; and on Class IV property 20.12 cents; all per $100 assessed valuation." "Provided that in the event the separate and aggregate assessed valuations of each class of taxable property within the City of Charleston increases during the term of the special levy, the levy rate may be adjusted so that the projected gross tax will not exceed 95% of the previous year’s projected gross tax revenue. An increase in the aggregate assessed valuation of each class of taxable property due to new construction or improvements to existing real property, including beginning recovery of natural resources, and newly acquired personal property shall not be included in calculating the new tax levy for purposes of this section." “INSTRUCTION TO THE VOTER: Those favoring and wish to vote for the proposed continuance of Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd additional levies shall darken the oval completely next to "FOR THE LEVIES", those opposing and wish to vote against the proposed continuance of additional levies shall darken the oval completely before "AGAINST THE LEVIES." FOR THE LEVIES AGAINST THE LEVIES (13) The voting precincts within the City of Charleston as now existing and as established by the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, shall be, and the same are hereby designated as the voting precincts for such election and the registration of voters and the use of registration law of the State, and the City of Charleston hereby adopts the registration list of Kanawha County as to precincts and as to persons within the limits of the City of Charleston entitled to vote, as amended and corrected according to law as the official registration list of said City of Charleston to be used as such election on the said 12th day of May, 2026, and all persons who would be qualified to vote in the primary election shall be qualified to vote for or against said additional levies in said election. (14) After completion of the canvass of the results of said election,h the Council of the City of Charleston shall convene at its regular meeting to be held in Council Chambers of the City Hall in said City at 7:00 p.m. on the 1st day of June, 2026, to certify the returns of said election, as required by law. Councilmember Jenkins added that the bill is for the continuance of the excess levy that raises approximately $5 million for police, fire and parks and recreation. The rate has not been increased. Councilmember Jenkins moved to approve the bill. Councilmember Ceperley seconded the motion. A roll call was taken: YEAS: Annie, Burka, Ceperley, Cook, Faegre, Ferrell, Gardner, Gianola, Haas, Hoover, Jenkins, Jones, Kerns, King, Moore, Overstreet, Pepper, Pharr, Robinson, Rubio, Salango, Snodgrass, Solomon, Steelhammer, Taylor, Mayor Goodwin NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Burton, With members present recorded thereon as voting unanimously in the affirmative, Mayor Goodwin declared Bill No. 8066 as passed. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd REPORTS OF OFFICERS 1. Municipal Court Report to City Council Month Ending December 2025. 2. City Treasurer’s Report to City Council Month Ending December 2025. 3. General Fund Financial Statements for the Eleven-Month Period Ended May 31, 2025. 4. Coliseum & Convention Center Financial Statements for the Eleven -Month Period Ended May 31,2025. 5. Parking Financial Statements for the Eleven -Month Period Ended May 31, 2025. NEW BILLS Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd MISCELLANEOUS/UNFINISHED BUSINESS None REMARKS BY MEMBERS 1. Mayor Goodwin thanked Councilmember Pharr for the successful MLK event. 2. Councilmember Kerns thanked Councilmember Snodgrass for sponsoring the Human Trafficking proclamation. She added that HB4433 would prohibit documented victims of human trafficking from seeking restitution. 3. Councilmember Snodgrass requested that Council receive an update on the status of the Public Safety building. She added that the City pays less for police officers than the State and County. A competitive salary is essential to keeping and attracting officers. 4. Councilmember Steelhammer stated that the warming centers have been very beneficial this winter. 5. Councilmember Pharr thanked the City and Mayor Goodwin for supporting the MLK event, adding that almost 500 attended. 6. Councilmember Annie thanked the Fire Department for helping with a structural issue in his Ward. He also thanked Chief of Staff Matt Sutton for his assistance. Journal – City Council – Charleston, WV January 20th – 2nd ADJOURNMENT City Clerk, Miles C. Cary II, called the closing roll call: YEAS: Annie, Burka, Ceperley, Cook, Faegre, Ferrell, Gardner, Gianola, Haas, Hoover, Jenkins, Jones, Kerns, King, Moore, Overstreet, Pepper, Pharr, Robinson, Rubio, Salango, Snodgrass, Solomon, Steelhammer, Taylor, Mayor Goodwin NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Burton At 7:57 p.m., by a motion from Councilmember Ceperley, Council adjourned until Monday, February 2, 2026, 7:00 p.m., in Council Chambers at City Hall. _______________________________ Amy Shuler Goodwin, Honorable Mayor _______________________________ Miles C. Cary II, City Clerk

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CHARLESTON CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM THIS MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AND CAN BE VIEWED LIVE VIA https://charlestonwv.civicclerk.com/web/home.aspx Council Chambers, Third Floor City Hall, 501 Virginia St. E. Charleston, WV AGENDA CALL TO ORDER BY THE MAYOR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND CLAIMS 1. INTERESTED PUBLIC SPEAKERS MUST REGISTER AT THE CLERK’S HALLWAY TABLE IN PERSON NO EARLIER THAN 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. FIVE (5) SPEAKERS WILL BE PERMITTED (RULE NO. 22 (B)). 2. Claims 1-20-2026 PROCLAMATIONS 1. 1-20-2026 COMMUNICATIONS 1. 1-20-2026 REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES 1. 1-20-2026 FINANCE 1. Resolution No. 26-010 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into a 1-year agreement with SHI for computer and server security platform for virus protection and response Information Systems pursuant to a competitively sourced contract. Page | 1 of 3 Page | 1 of 2. Resolution No. 26-011 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to purchase a new John Deere Utility Tractor with Side Fold Boom and other accessories from Deere & Company for the Public Grounds Department pursuant to a competitively bid statewide contract. 3. Resolution No. 26-012 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office for lockbox services for the Charleston Fire Department’s ambulance billing payments and reaffirming the City’s participation in the investment pools in the Consolidated Fund administered by the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments. 4. Resolution No. 26-013 - Authorizing the City Treasurer to transfer funds from the Sinking Fund (Fund 3100) to the Other Federal Grants Fund (Fund 2083) for the purposes of funding the required grant match for repairs to the swimming pool at Cato Park, and to transfer any remaining balance to the Other Federal Grants Fund for the purposes of funding any non- federal share required for the Capitol Connector RAISE Construction Grant. 5. Resolution No. 26-014 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to submit a grant application to make improvements to the Cato Park swimming pool, or any other City-owned pools for which the funding may qualify. 6. Resolution No. 26-015 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal Highways Administration for construction of the Capital Connector project. 7. Bill No. 8066 - A Bill and order determining the necessity for continuance of additional levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, for current general governmental expenses, and providing for submission to the voters within the City of Charleston of the question of a continuance of the additional levy at the primary election to be held on May 12, 2026. REPORTS OF OFFICERS 1. 1-20-2026 NEW BILLS 1. 1-20-2026 UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND/OR MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REMARKS BY MEMBERS ROLL CALL ADJOURNMENT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WILL BE FEBRUARY 2, 2026 AT 7:00 PM. THE AGENDA WAS AMENDED ON 1-15-2026 *Meetings may be recorded and broadcast via internet https://charlestonwv.civicclerk.com Page | 2 of 3 Page | 2 of Page | 3 of 3 Page | 3 of Resolution No. 26-010 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council: January 20, 2026 Introduced by: Referred to: Joseph Jenkins Finance 1 Resolution No. 26-010 – Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into a one-year 2 agreement with SHI for computer and server security platform for virus protection and 3 response Information Systems at a total of $33,133.56 pursuant to a competitively sourced 4 contract. 5 6 Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: 7 8 That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to enter into a one-year agreement with SHI for 9 computer and server security platform for virus protection and response Information Systems 10 at a total of $33,133.56 pursuant to a competitively sourced contract. Page | 4 of INSTRUCTIONS: This form must be submitted to the City Manager’s Office for any purchase of materials or supplies costing $5,000 or more. A minimum of 3 quotes is required for this form. CITY OF CHARLESTON Purchase Request Date: 01/08/2026 _____________ To: CITY MANAGER, I request permission to purchase the following materials and/or supplies: Renewal of our annual _________________________ maintenance for _____________________________________________________________________________________ SentinelOne Antivirus/Endpoint Protection and Recovery software through the Omnia Contract. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Purchase justification: To continue our organization’s cybersecurity posture __________________________________________________________________ with an advanced endpoint protection platform that _____________________________________________________________________________________ provides real-time threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities. _____________________________________________________________________________________ If approved, the total purchase price will be: ________________________ $33,133.56 (Check One) The price is less than the $25,000 permitted for purchases without advertising for bids and needing approval from City Council. I have not purposefully split the purchase request to keep the purchase under the $25,000 threshold and have not favored a particular vendor. I have not shared competitive information with any vendor(s). The proposed vendor is a sole source provider for the materials/supplies requested. (Skip to ITEM A on page 2.) Page | 5 of I have contacted the following responsible vendors and have attached their written quotes for the requested item(s): (Minimum of 3 Quotes Required) 1. __________________________________ SHI Price Quote: $_________________ 33,133.56 2. __________________________________ GovConnection Price Quote: $_________________ 33,340.73 3. __________________________________ Advizex Price Quote: $_________________ 35,233.00 4. __________________________________ Price Quote: $_________________ 5. __________________________________ Price Quote: $_________________ The apparent low-bid vendor meeting specifications is: SHI __________________________________ AND The low-bid vendor is not delinquent on any financial obligations owed to the City of Charleston according to the City Collector’s records, and I recommend authorizing the purchase through the low-bid vendor. OR I recommend not contracting with the lowest bidder meeting specifications and instead recommend contracting with ______________________________ because: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Additionally, the recommended vendor is not delinquent on any financial obligations owed to the City of Charleston according to the City Collector’s records. ITEM A (For Sole Source Procurements ONLY) Explain what is unique about this vendor/brand and why your department must purchase this product: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Identify at least 1 independent third party who has verified the vendor is a sole source for the item(s) requested to be purchased, and submit his/her written opinion regarding the vendor’s sole source status: (Name & Phone Number)_______________________________________ 2 Page | 6 of REQUESTOR’S DECLARATION I declare that I have fully complied with the letter and intent of the City Code as it pertains to procurement and have exercised reasonable precaution to procure the item(s) requested above at the lowest price, consistent with good service and quality. I also declare that I have no personal or business relationship with the listed vendor(s) that would be considered a conflict of interest, except as follows: (List Actual, Potential, or Perceived Conflicts of Interest) ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Request Submitted By: Adam Cottrell _________________________ Department: IS Department ___________________________ Is this purchase being paid with grant funds? Yes No ************************************************************************************* Funds Approval: _________________________ Date: ______________ Authorized Financial Officer Account Number: _____________________________________________________________________ City Manager Approval: ______________________________ Date:_____________________ 3 Page | 7 of Pricing Proposal Quotation #: 26821293 Created On: 11/3/2025 Valid Until: 1/28/2026 WV-City of Charleston Inside Account Executive Larry Vernati Bobby Bradley PO Box 2749 290 Davidson Ave ATTN: AP -I.S. Somerset, NJ 08873 Charleston, WV 25330 Phone: 800-527-6389 x.555-XXXX United States Fax: Phone: 3043488048 Email: Bobby_Bradley@shi.com Fax: Email: larry.vernati@cityofcharleston.org All Prices are in US Dollar (USD) Product Qty Your Price Total 1 WatchTower (Per Endpoint). Real-time Threat Hunting, SLED, 1 Yr, 501-1,000 700 $8.81 $6,167.00 Endpoint SentinelOne - Part#: SS-WAT-ND-T3-S Contract Name: OMNIA Partners IT Solutions, Products & Services Contract #: 2024056-02 Coverage Term: 1/28/2026 – 1/27/2027 2 Singularity Vulnerability Management (Per Endpoint). Assess and Prioritize 700 $8.81 $6,167.00 Vulnerabilities with exploitability factors driven by vulnerability intel, and vulnerabilities workflow management. Includes enterprise-wide Discovery of IT/IoT, Attack Surface Re SentinelOne - Part#: SP-RGI-ND-T3-S Contract Name: OMNIA Partners IT Solutions, Products & Services Contract #: 2024056-02 Coverage Term: 1/28/2026 – 1/27/2027 3 Singularity Platform. Access to the Singularity Platform, includes initial SDL Ingest, 1 $0.00 $0.00 SLED, 1 Yr SentinelOne - Part#: PF-PLT-FF-T1-S Contract Name: OMNIA Partners IT Solutions, Products & Services Contract #: 2024056-02 Coverage Term: 1/28/2026 – 1/27/2027 4 Complete Protection Platform with AI (Per Workstation). EPP + EDR, with NGAV (AI), 620 $25.47 $15,791.40 Rogues IoT, Firewall Control, Device Control, Remote Shell, EDR Hunting and Investigation and up to 100 concurrent STAR Rules, Annual Purple Query, Standard Support Plan SentinelOne - Part#: S1-CMPAI-EN-T3-S Contract Name: OMNIA Partners IT Solutions, Products & Services Contract #: 2024056-02 Coverage Term: 1/28/2026 – 1/27/2027 5 Complete Cloud Workload Security with AI (Per Server). EPP + EDR, with NGAV (AI), 80 $25.47 $2,037.60 Rogues IoT, Firewall Control, Device Control, Remote Shell, Deep Visibility and up to 100 concurrent STAR Rules, Annual Purple Query, Standard Support SentinelOne - Part#: S1-CMPAI-CW-T3-S Page | 8 of Contract Name: OMNIA Partners IT Solutions, Products & Services Contract #: 2024056-02 Coverage Term: 1/28/2026 – 1/27/2027 6 Premium Support. Premium Support includes 24x7 Support, e-mail/web/phone 1 $2,970.56 $2,970.56 channels, SLED, 1 Yr. Price per EA, EA is one-time price for access to 1YR of Support Services SentinelOne - Part#: PES-ATCV-FF-T1-S Contract Name: OMNIA Partners IT Solutions, Products & Services Contract #: 2024056-02 Coverage Term: 1/28/2026 – 1/27/2027 Total $33,133.56 Additional Comments Thank you for choosing SHI International Corp! The pricing offered on this quote proposal is valid through the expiration date listed above. To ensure the best level of service, please provide End User Name, Phone Number, Email Address and applicable Contract Number when submitting a Purchase Order. For any additional information including Hardware, Software and Services Contracts, please contact an SHI Inside Sales Representative at (888) 744-4084. SHI International Corp. is 100% Minority Owned, Woman Owned Business. TAX ID# 22-3009648; DUNS# 61-1429481; CCR# 61-243957G; CAGE 1HTF0 SHI Vendor Number: 117794 Thank you for choosing SHI International Corp! The pricing offered on this quote proposal is valid through the expiration date set above. To ensure the best level of service, please provide End User Name, Phone Number, Email Address and applicable Contract Number when submitting a Purchase Order. SHI International Corp. is 100% Minority Owned, Woman Owned Business. TAX ID# 22-3009648; DUNS# 61-1429481; CCR# 61-243957G; CAGE 1HTF0 The products offered under this proposal are resold in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract referenced under that applicable line item. Page | 9 of SALES QUOTE GovConnection, Inc. Account Executive: Morgan Larkins # 25837607.02 732 Milford Road Phone: PLEASE REFER TO THE ABOVE Merrimack, NH 03054 Fax: QUOTE # WHEN ORDERING Email: morgan.larkins@connection.com Date: 12/12/2025 Valid Through: 1/11/2026 Account #: S05210 Customer Contact: Larry Vernati Phone: (304) 348-6460 Email: larry.vernati@cityofcharleston.org Fax: (304) 348-6416 QUOTE PROVIDED TO: SHIP TO: AB#: 22586634 AB#: 22586617 CITY OF CHARLESTON City of Charleston 501 Virginia St E Larry Vernati Charleston, WV 25301 501 Virginia St E US Charleston, WV 25301-2194 US (304) 348-6460 (304) 348-6460 DELIVERY FOB SHIP VIA SHIP WEIGHT TERMS CONTRACT ID# 5-30 Days A/R/O Destination Small Pkg Ground Service Level .00 lbs Net 30 Important Notice: --- THIS QUOTATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING Terms of Sale: All purchases from GovConnection, Inc. are subject to the Company's Standard Terms of Sale, which describe important legal rights and obligations. You may review the Company's Standard Terms of Sale on the Company's website: https://www.govconnection.com/content/about/legal/terms-and- conditions-sale, or you may request a copy via fax, e-mail, or mail by calling your account representative. The only exception to this policy is if your order is being placed under any one of our many national, state, educational or cooperative Agreements, in which case the Terms and Conditions of your Purchase Order are already pre-negotiated and stated in that Agreement. No other Terms and Conditions shall apply and any other terms and conditions referenced or appearing in your Purchase Order are considered null and void. Due to the industry-wide constraints and fluctuations, we reserve the right to change pricing at any time. Please refer to our Quote Number in your order. * Line # Qty Item # Mfg. Part # Description Mfg. Price Ext WatchTower (Per Endpoint). Real-time Threat Hunting, SLED, 1 Yr, 501-1,000 1 700 SS-WAT-ND-T3-S Endpoint Sentinelone $ 10.03 $ 7,021.00 SentinelOne, Inc. - SS-WAT-ND-T3-S Start Date: 01/28/2026 End Date: 01/27/2027 Singularity Vulnerability Management (Per Endpoint). 2 700 SP-RGI-ND-T3-S Sentinelone $ 8.45 $ 5,915.00 Start Date: 01/28/2026 End Date: 01/27/2027 3 1 41701552 PF-PLT-FF-T1-S Govt. Singularity XDR Platform 1 Year Sentinelone $ - $ - Govt. Complete Protection Platform with 4 620 42023873 S1-CMPAI-EN-T3-S Sentinelone $ 23.85 $ 14,787.00 AI Per Workstation 1 Year Govt. Complete Cloud Workload Security 5 80 42023874 S1-CMPAI-CW-T3-S Sentinelone $ 25.25 $ 2,020.00 with AI Per Server 1 Year Corp. Premium Support (Flat 6 1 41968435 PES-ATCV-FF-T1-S Fee).Premium Support includes Sentinelone $ 3,597.73 $ 3,597.73 24x7Support, 1 Year Subtotal $ 33,340.73 Fee $ 0.00 Shipping and $ 0.00 Handling Tax Exempt! Total $ 33,340.73 Page 1 of 2 12/12/2025 Page | 10 of ORDERING INFORMATION GovConnection, Inc. DBA Connection Please contact your account manager with any questions. Ordering Address Remittance Address GovConnection, Inc. GovConnection, Inc. 732 Milford Road Box 536477 Merrimack, NH 03054 Pittsburgh, PA 15253-5906 Please reference the Contract # on all purchase orders. TERMS & CONDITIONS Payment Terms: NET 30 (subject to approved credit) FOB Point: DESTINATION (within Continental US) Maximum Order Limitation: NONE FEIN: 52-1837891 DUNS Number: 80-967-8782 Cage Code: OGTJ3 Business Size: LARGE Erate Spin Number: 143026005 WARRANTY: Manufacturer’s Standard Commercial Warranty NOTE: It is the end user's responsibility to review, understand and agree to the terms of any End User License Agreement (EULA). Important Notice: --- THIS QUOTATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING Terms of Sale: All purchases from GovConnection, Inc. are subject to the Company’s Standard Terms of Sale, which describe important legal rights and obligations. You may review the Company’s Standard Terms of Sale on the Company’s website: www.govconnection.com or you may request a copy via fax, e-mail, or mail by calling your account representative. The only exception to this policy is if your order is being placed under any one of our many national, state, educational or cooperative Agreements, in which case the Terms and Conditions of your Purchase Order are already pre- negotiated and stated in that Agreement. No other Terms and Conditions shall apply and any other terms and conditions referenced or appearing in your Purchase Order are considered null and void. Due to the industry-wide constraints and fluctuations, we reserve the right to change pricing at any time. Please refer to our Quote Number in your order. If you require a hard copy invoice for your credit card order, please visit the link below and click on the Proof of Purchase/Invoice link on the left side of the page to print one:https://www.govconnection.com/web/Shopping/ProofOfPurchase.htm Please forward your Contract or Purchase Order to: SLEDOPS@connection.com QUESTIONS: Call 800-800-0019 FAX: 603.683.0374 Page 2 of 2 12/12/2025 Page | 11 of Quote # Quote Date 121525-1135 12/15/2025 (Quote valid for 30 days) TO: FROM: Name: Larry Vernati Name: Lori Caldwell Company: City of Charleston Company: AdvizeX Technologies Address: 501 Virginia St E Address: 6480 Rockside Wds Blvd S Suite 190 Address: Charleston, WV 25301 Address: Independence, OH 44131 Phone: 304-348-8058 Phone: 304-541-3400 Email: larry.vernati@cityofcharleston.org Email: lcaldwell@advizex.com ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE EXTENDED SS-WAT-ND-T3-S WatchTower (Per Endpoint). Real-time Threat Hunting, SLED, 700 $10.63 $7,441.00 1 Yr, 501-1,000 Endpoint SentinelOne, Inc. - SS-WAT-ND-T3-S Start Date: 01/28/2026 End Date: 01/27/2027 SP-RGI-ND-T3-S Singularity Vulnerability Management (Per Endpoint). Assess 700 $8.95 $6,265.00 and Prioritize Vulnerabilities with exploitability factors driven by vulnerability intel, and vulnerabilities workflow management. Includes enterprise-wide Discovery of IT/IoT, Attack Surface Re SentinelOne, Inc. - SP-RGI-ND-T3-S Start Date: 01/28/202 PF-PLT-FF-T1-S Singularity Platform. Access to the Singularity Platform, 1 $0.00 $0.00 includes initial SDL Ingest, SLED, 1 Yr SentinelOne, Inc. - PF- PLT-FF-T1-S Start Date: 01/28/2026 End Date: 01/27/2027 S1-CMPAI-EN-T3-S Complete Protection Platform with AI (Per Workstation). EPP + 620 $25.16 $15,599.20 EDR, with NGAV (AI), Rogues IoT, Firewall Control, Device Control, Remote Shell, EDR Hunting and Investigation and up to 100 concurrent STAR Rules, Annual Purple Query, Standard Support Plan, SentinelOne, Inc. - S1-CMPAI-EN-T3-S Start Date: 01/28/2026 End Date: 01/27/2027 S1-CMPAI-CW-T3-S Complete Cloud Workload Security with AI (Per Server). EPP + 80 $26.64 $2,131.20 EDR, with NGAV (AI), Rogues IoT, Firewall Control, Device Control, Remote Shell, Deep Visibility and up to 100 concurrent STAR Rules, Annual Purple Query, Standard Support Plan, SLED, 1 Yr, 501 SentinelOne, Inc. - S1-CMPAI-CW-T3-S Start Date: 01/28/2026 End Date: 01/27/2027 PES-ATCV-FF-T1-S Premium Support. Premium Support includes 24x7 Support, e- 1 $3,796.60 $3,796.60 mail/web/phone channels, SLED, 1 Yr. Price per EA, EA is one- time price for access to 1YR of Support Services. The published $0.01 price is not the Customer's final price. The purchase price is eq SentinelOne, Inc. - PES-ATCV-FF-T1-S Start Date: 01/28/2026 Subtotal $35,233.00 Tax $0.00 Estimated Freight $0.00 TOTAL: $35,233.00 Notes: Unless reflected in the quotation, total does not include applicable sales tax and shipping charges. Terms & Conditions F.O.B. Page | 12 of Page 1 Quote # Quote Date 121525-1135 12/15/2025 (Quote valid for 30 days) TO: FROM: Name: Larry Vernati Name: Lori Caldwell Company: City of Charleston Company: AdvizeX Technologies Address: 501 Virginia St E Address: 6480 Rockside Wds Blvd S Suite 190 Address: Charleston, WV 25301 Address: Independence, OH 44131 Phone: 304-348-8058 Phone: 304-541-3400 Email: larry.vernati@cityofcharleston.org Email: lcaldwell@advizex.com The terms and conditions which shall govern this quotation are Advizex’s Standard Sales Terms and Point of Origin Conditions (the “Agreement”). Performance under this quotation is conditioned upon both parties successfully entering into and executing the Agreement. Both parties hereto acknowledge and agree that none of the product referenced herein shall ship to customer prior to execution of the Agreement. Subject to Advizex’s prior written approval and in the event that it is not feasible for the parties to enter into and execute the Agreement prior to shipment of the product referenced herein, Customer hereby agrees to negotiate in good faith and execute the Agreement within thirty (30) days after the shipment by Advizex of the product referenced herein. If no Agreement has been executed, Customer hereby agrees to pay Advizex the full invoice price for the product(s) referenced herein within thirty (30) days of the date of invoice, which shall be generated upon shipment of the product. Page | 13 of Page 2 Resolution No. 26-011 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council: January 20, 2026 Introduced by: Referred to: Joseph Jenkins Finance 1 Resolution No. 26-011 – Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to purchase a new John Deere 2 5075E Cab Utility Tractor with a 17-foot Side Fold Boom and other accessories from Deere & 3 Company for the Public Grounds Department in the amount of $133,948.98 pursuant to a 4 competitively bid statewide contract. 5 6 Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: 7 8 That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to purchase a new John Deere 5075E Cab Utility 9 Tractor with a 17-foot Side Fold Boom and other accessories from Deere & Company for the 10 Public Grounds Department in the amount of $133,948.98 pursuant to a competitively bid 11 statewide contract. Page | 14 of Page | 15 of Page | 16 of Page | 17 of Page | 18 of Page | 19 of Page | 20 of Page | 21 of Page | 22 of Page | 23 of Resolution No. 26-012 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council: January 20, 2026 Introduced by: Referred to: Joseph Jenkins Finance 1 Resolution No. 26-012 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into an 2 intergovernmental agreement with the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office for lockbox 3 services for the Charleston Fire Department’s ambulance billing payments and reaffirming the 4 City’s participation in the investment pools in the Consolidated Fund administered by the West 5 Virginia Board of Treasury Investments authorized in Resolution No. 744-10, approved on April 6 19, 2010. There is currently no cost to the local government to participate. 7 8 Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: 9 10 That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to enter into an intergovernmental agreement 11 with the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office for lockbox services for the Charleston Fire 12 Department’s ambulance billing payments and reaffirming the City’s participation in the 13 investment pools in the Consolidated Fund administered by the West Virginia Board of Treasury 14 Investments authorized in Resolution No. 744-10, approved on April 19, 2010. There is currently 15 no cost to the local government to participate. Page | 24 of Page | 25 of AGREEMENT: The Undersigned Agency and the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office (“STO”) hereby covenant and agree as follows: 1. Agreement: Agency and the STO will develop a Remittance Process Plan (“Plan”) that will allow the Agency to purchase products and/or services from payees by check or money order. Agency desires to utilize the STO lockbox system for payment acceptance, and hereby agrees to make any modifications to its remittance forms needed to accommodate the requirements of the STO system and to pay the costs associated with utilizing the STO system. Agency assumes full and complete responsibility for the development and maintenance of its remittance activity, including post office box rentals and printing and mailing of forms. All remittance form formats will be approved and tested by the STO prior to use or mailing by the Agency. The Agency will reconcile the daily deposit activity to the remittance information and research any discrepancies. STO shall provide payment acceptance services, including but not limited to, settlement and deposits. The parties shall agree upon a Project Design and Implementation Plan prior to utilization of the lockbox services. 2. Term: The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date authorized by the STO as the Effective Roll-Out Date and shall extend for a period of one (1) year. This Agreement shall automatically extend for periods of one (1) year each unless terminated by one of the parties in accordance with this Agreement. 3. Costs and Payment: Agency shall pay to the STO the amounts charged in connection with this Agreement, which costs may include, but are not limited to, post office box rental, per item fees, printing and/or mailing costs related to the remittance forms, and possible programming charges. STO shall maintain a Fee Schedule, which may be changed as determined necessary by the STO. The STO reserves the right to waive or adjust the amount of fees or costs, which may be based on the amount of activity associated with the Agency’s account. The STO will notify the Agency of any adjustment or change to the fees prior to assessing the same. The STO shall invoice the Agency for all charges on a monthly basis. Agency shall pay all invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof. The Agency may authorize the STO to deduct the fees from the Agency’s investment accounts held with the Board of Treasury Investments, in which case written authorization shall be executed and submitted to the STO prior to any such deduction. 4. Confidentiality & Security: The parties agree to maintain as confidential all information and documents stated as confidential. The Agency agrees to adhere to STO security and confidentiality standards. 5. Termination: Either party may terminate this Agreement upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other party. Agency will be responsible for and agrees to pay all charges accrued to the date of termination. 6. Funding: Services to be performed under this Agreement shall be continued in subsequent fiscal years contingent upon funding being available. In the event funding is not available, this Agreement shall terminate without penalty on June 30 of the year in which funding is no longer available. After that date, this Agreement is of no effect and is null and void. 7. Amendments: All amendments, modifications, alterations or changes to this Agreement shall be in written addenda to this Agreement, signed by both parties, and authorized in accordance with West Virginia law. 8. Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions which can be given effect without the invalid provision, and to this end, the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable. 9. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of West Virginia. 10. Entire Agreement: This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings, written or oral, between the parties with respect thereto. 11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES: Under no circumstances will the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive or other damages based on any use of the STO’s lockbox system, including, without limitation, any lost profits, damages resulting from lost data or business interruption, or loss of programs or information. 12. The Agency certifies that the person executing this Agreement is authorized to act on behalf of the Agency and that this Agreement has been approved by the Agency. Date of Agreement: ________________________ Renewal New __________________________________ West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office Agency By: ________________________________ By: ______________________________ Signature Signature _________________________________ ___________________________________ Printed Name Printed Name Title: _____________________________________ Title: ____________________________________________ 5 Page | 26 of Resolution No. 744-10 : Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council: April 19, 2010 April 19, 2010 Introduced by: Referred to: Robert Reishman Finance Committee 1 2 Resolution No. 744-10 : “Authorizing the participation of the City of Charleston in 3 the Consolidated Fund administered and managed by the West Virginia Board of 4 Treasury Investments, and further authorizing the Treasurer and his designees to do all 5 things necessary in order to participate in the investment pools in the Consolidated 6 Fund.” 7 8 WHEREAS, W. Va. Code §12-6C-6 authorizes spending units and political subdivisions 9 of the State of West Virginia to participate and invest in the Consolidated Fund, which is 10 administered and managed by the Board of Treasury Investments and used to purchase 11 securities and other investments authorized by law; and 12 13 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Charleston, the governing body of the City of 14 Charleston, a political subdivision of the State of West Virginia, through its Treasurer’s 15 Office has reviewed the Investment Policy of the West Virginia Board of Treasury 16 Investments and provisions of all applicable agreements, applications, state and local 17 laws, policies, rules or ordinances; and 18 19 WHEREAS, the City of Charleston, through its Treasurer’s Office, has made an 20 independent determination that investment in the Consolidated Fund in accordance with 21 the provisions of the aforesaid statute is in the best interests of the City, and is within 22 the scope of activities and investments for which it is authorized by law; now therefore, 23 24 Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: 25 26 That the participation of the City of Charleston in the Consolidated Fund administered 27 and managed by the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments, is hereby 28 authorized, and the City’s Treasurer and his designees are further authorized to do all 29 things necessary in order to participate in the WV Money Market, the WV Government 30 Money Market and/or the WV Short Term Bond Pool investment pools in the 31 Consolidated Fund. Page | 27 of Resolution No. 26-013 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council: January 20, 2026 Introduced by: Referred to: Joseph Jenkins Finance 1 Resolution No. 26-013 - Authorizing the City Treasurer to transfer the amount of $1,000,000.00 2 from the Sinking Fund (Fund 3100) to the Other Federal Grants Fund (Fund 2083) for the 3 purposes of funding the required grant match for repairs to the swimming pool at Cato Park, 4 and to transfer any remaining balance in the Sinking Fund in amount of $1,360,820.75, plus any 5 accumulated interest, to the Other Federal Grants Fund for the purposes of funding any non- 6 federal share required for the Capitol Connector RAISE Construction Grant. The balance in the 7 Sinking Fund exceeds the purposes for which it was established. 8 9 10 Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: 11 12 That the City Treasurer is authorized to transfer the amount of $1,000,000.00 from the Sinking 13 Fund (Fund 3100) to the Other Federal Grants Fund (Fund 2083) for the purposes of funding the 14 required grant match for repairs to the swimming pool at Cato Park, and to transfer any 15 remaining balance in the Sinking Fund in amount of $1,360,820.75, plus any accumulated 16 interest, to the Other Federal Grants Fund for the purposes of funding any non-federal share 17 required for the Capitol Connector RAISE Construction Grant. The balance in the Sinking Fund 18 exceeds the purposes for which it was established. Page | 28 of Resolution No. 26-014 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council: January 20, 2026 Introduced by: Referred to: Joseph Jenkins Finance 1 Resolution No. 26-014 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to submit a grant application up 2 to the amount of $2,000,000.00, which if awarded would include a $1,000,000.00 match by the 3 City, to make improvements to the Cato Park swimming pool, or any other City-owned pools for 4 which the funding may qualify. 5 6 Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: 7 8 That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to submit a grant application up to the amount of 9 $2,000,000.00, which if awarded would include a $1,000,000.00 match by the City, to make 10 improvements to the Cato Park swimming pool, or any other City-owned pools for which the 11 funding may qualify. Page | 29 of Resolution No. 26-015 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council: January 20, 2026 Introduced by: Referred to: Joseph Jenkins Finance 1 Resolution No. 26-015 - Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager to enter into a grant agreement 2 with the Federal Highways Administration for construction of the Capital Connector project, in 3 which City Council authorizes up to $1,360,820.75 of non-federal funding pursuant to the most 4 recent cost-estimate. The final amount of the project will be determined by competitive bid. 5 6 Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: 7 8 That the Mayor or City Manager is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Federal 9 Highways Administration for construction of the Capital Connector project, in which City 10 Council authorizes up to $1,360,820.75 of non-federal funding pursuant to the most recent 11 cost-estimate. The final amount of the project will be determined by competitive bid. Page | 30 of Bill No. 8066 Introduced in Council Passed by Council: January 5, 2026 Introduced by: Referred to: Joseph Jenkins Finance Committee 1 Bill No. 8066: A Bill and order determining the necessity for continuance of additional 2 levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 3 2030, for current general governmental expenses, and providing for submission to the 4 voters within the City of Charleston of the question of a continuance of the additional levy 5 at the primary election to be held on May 12, 2026. 6 7 Providing for the continuance of the levy rate, providing for publication of notice of 8 the election to authorize the additional levy; providing for application of the primary 9 election laws to such primary election, authorizing the City Clerk and Kanawha County 10 Clerk to furnish election officials with proper election supplies and make publication of this 11 ordinance, delivery of this ordinance to the Ballot Commissioners and the printing of 12 ballots; providing the form of the official ballot; and providing for the voting precincts and 13 determining those entitled to vote. 14 15 WHEREAS, after full information and consideration thereof, the Council of the City 16 of Charleston, West Virginia, is of the opinion and finds that the maximum levies for 17 current expenses for the general fund purposes of said City authorized to be laid by the 18 provisions of Section 14, Chapter 11, Article 8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as 19 amended, will not provide sufficient funds for the four fiscal years which begin, 20 respectively, on the first day of July 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, and to cover 21 expenditures properly payable from said funds, including expenditures for the purpose 22 hereinafter set out, and having ascertained that the amounts hereinafter shown, in 23 excess of the amount raised by regular levies, will be needed by the said City of 24 Charleston during each of said four fiscal years for the purpose as follows, and that such 25 levies constitute a continuance of the additional levies heretofore provided for the fiscal 26 years beginning respectively on the first day of July 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, and that 27 an election should be held pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 and 17 of Article 8, 28 Chapter 11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; therefore, 29 30 1 Page | 31 of 31 Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia: 32 33 (1) The purpose for which additional funds are needed by said City for each of the 34 four fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030, are 35 current, general governmental expenses. 36 37 (2) The amounts considered necessary for each of said purposes for each fiscal 38 year beginning on the date indicated are as follows: 39 40 July 1, 41 2027 42 43 To be allocated evenly for the current expenses of the: 44 Charleston Police Department .........................................$1,694,049 45 Charleston Fire Department .............................................$1,694,049 46 Charleston Parks & Recreation Department ....................$1,694,049 47 TOTAL EXPENDITURES .................................................$5,082,147 48 Allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, 49 and uncollectable taxes (7.5%) ...........................................$406,724 50 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LEVY ......................$5,488,871 51 52 July 1, 53 2028 54 55 To be allocated evenly for the current expenses of the: 56 Charleston Police Department .........................................$1,694,049 57 Charleston Fire Department .............................................$1,694,049 58 Charleston Parks & Recreation Department ....................$1,694,049 59 TOTAL EXPENDITURES .................................................$5,082,147 60 Allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, 61 and uncollectable taxes (7.5%) ...........................................$406,724 62 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LEVY ......................$5,488,871 63 64 July 1, 65 2029 66 67 To be allocated evenly for the current expenses of the: 68 Charleston Police Department .........................................$1,694,049 69 Charleston Fire Department .............................................$1,694,049 70 Charleston Parks & Recreation Department ....................$1,694,049 71 TOTAL EXPENDITURES .................................................$5,082,147 72 Allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, 73 and uncollectable taxes (7.5%) ...........................................$406,724 74 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LEVY ......................$5,488,871 75 76 2 Page | 32 of 77 78 July 1, 79 2030 80 81 To be allocated evenly for the current expenses of the: 82 Charleston Police Department .........................................$1,694,049 83 Charleston Fire Department .............................................$1,694,049 84 Charleston Parks & Recreation Department ....................$1,694,049 85 TOTAL EXPENDITURES .................................................$5,082,147 86 Allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, exonerations, 87 and uncollectable taxes (7.5%) ...........................................$406,724 88 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL LEVY ......................$5,488,871 89 90 (3) The total amount necessary to carry out the above purposes for the term of 91 the levy, after making reasonable allowance for tax discounts, delinquencies, 92 exonerations, and uncollectable taxes as set forth above is $20,328,584. 93 94 (4) The separate and aggregate assessed valuation in each class of taxable 95 property within the said City of Charleston is as follows: Class I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ - 0- Class ... . . .II.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,508,712,744 Class ... . . .III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ - 0- Class ... . . .IV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,973,710,705 Aggregate. ..... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,482,423,449 96 ...... 97 (5a) The proposed additional rate of levy in cents per $100 assessed valuation on 98 each class of property within the said City of Charleston for the fiscal years beginning 99 July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030, is as follows: 100 101 Class I .......................................... 5.03 cents/$100 102 Class II .......................................... 10.06 cents/$100 103 Class IV ......................................... 20.12 cents/$100 104 105 (5b) Provided that in the event the separate and aggregate assessed evaluations 106 of each class of taxable property within the City of Charleston increases during the term 107 of the special levy, the levy rate may be adjusted so that the projected gross tax revenue 108 will not exceed 95% of the previous year's projected gross tax revenue. An increase in 109 the aggregate assessed valuation of each class of taxable property due to new 110 construction or improvements to existing real property, including beginning recovery of 111 natural resources and newly acquired personal property shall not be included in 112 calculating the new tax levy for the purposes of this section. 113 114 (6) The years which the additional levies shall apply if authorized by the voters, 115 are the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030. 116 3 Page | 33 of 117 (7) The Council of the City of Charleston declares that it will not issue bonds under 118 the provisions of Section 16, Article 8, Chapter 11, of the West Virginia Code of 1931, 119 as amended, on approval of the voters of the proposed additional levy. 120 121 (8) The Council of the City of Charleston finds that additional levies were 122 heretofore authorized by the voters of the City of Charleston and have been in effect for 123 the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2023, July 1, 2024, July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, and 124 that the additional levies proposed by this ordinance constitute as continuation of such 125 additional levies for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, 126 and July 1, 2030. 127 128 (9) The question of such additional levies shall be submitted to the voters within 129 the City of Charleston, West Virginia, at the primary election to be held in said City on 130 the 12th day of May 2026. 131 132 (10) Notice of the election to authorize the additional levy shall be given by 133 publication of this ordinance and order at least once each week for two successive 134 weeks, both publications to occur within fourteen (14) consecutive days, next 135 preceding the date of the election, in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, a newspaper of 136 the general circulation published in the City of Charleston, West Virginia. 137 138 (11) All provisions of the laws concerning primary elections shall apply so far 139 as they are applicable to the holding of said election and the ascertainment of the 140 results thereof. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to furnish the Clerk 141 of Kanawha County with necessary and proper election supplies, and to do any and 142 all things necessary and proper attendant to said primary election, including but not 143 limited to, the performance of primary election duties imposed by law upon Clerks 144 of the Circuit Courts in relation to primary elections, and shall furnish and deliver a 145 certified copy of this ordinance and order to the Ballot Commissioners of the County 146 of Kanawha, who shall take the same and provide for the printing of ballots, in 147 accordance with the provisions of law, as made and provided, and with the 148 provisions of this ordinance and order. 149 150 (12) That portion of the ballot to be used in said election to authorize the 151 additional levy shall be in the form substantially as follows: 152 153 "An h Election to authorize the continuation of additional levies for the years 154 beginning July 1, 2027, July 1, 2028, July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2030, for the purpose 155 of providing additional funds annually during such years for current expenses of the 156 Charleston Police, Fire, and Parks & Recreation Departments according to the 157 order and ordinance of the Council of the City of Charleston passed and adopted 158 at its meeting on the 20th day of January 2026.” 159 160 "The additional levies shall be on Class I property 5.03 cents; and on Class II 161 property 10.06 cents; and on Class IV property 20.12 cents; all per $100 assessed 162 valuation." 4 Page | 34 of 163 164 "Provided that in the event the separate and aggregate assessed valuations of each 165 class of taxable property within the City of Charleston increases during the term of 166 the special levy, the levy rate may be adjusted so that the projected gross tax will 167 not exceed 95% of the previous year’s projected gross tax revenue. An increase in 168 the aggregate assessed valuation of each class of taxable property due to new 169 construction or improvements to existing real property, including beginning 170 recovery of natural resources, and newly acquired personal property shall not be 171 included in calculating the new tax levy for purposes of this section." 172 173 “INSTRUCTION TO THE VOTER: Those favoring and wish to vote for the proposed 174 continuance of additional levies shall darken the oval completely next to "FOR THE 175 LEVIES", those opposing and wish to vote against the proposed continuance of 176 additional levies shall darken the oval completely before "AGAINST THE LEVIES." 177 178 FOR THE LEVIES 179 180 AGAINST THE LEVIES 181 182 183 (13) The voting precincts within the City of Charleston as now existing and as 184 established by the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, shall be, 185 and the same are hereby designated as the voting precincts for such election and the 186 registration of voters and the use of registration law of the State, and the City of 187 Charleston hereby adopts the registration list of Kanawha County as to precincts and 188 as to persons within the limits of the City of Charleston entitled to vote, as amended 189 and corrected according to law as the official registration list of said City of Charleston 190 to be used as such election on the said 12th day of May, 2026, and all persons who 191 would be qualified to vote in the primary election shall be qualified to vote for or 192 against said additional levies in said election. 193 194 (14) After completion of the canvass of the results h of said election, the Council 195 of the City of Charleston shall convene at its regular meeting to be held in Council 196 Chambers of the City Hall in said City at 7:00 p.m. on the 1st day of June, 2026, to 197 certify the returns of said election, as required by law. 5 Page | 35 of