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The City Council approved renaming North Lee Street and South Lee Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way by a 3-1-1 vote. The council also confirmed Scott Hamilton as police chief, effective April 13, 2026, and approved traffic-signal maintenance, right-of-way acquisition services, two departmental vehicles costing up to $94,910, and a lease to convert property into a parking lot.
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North and South Lee Street will have a new name, although the minutes do not provide a timeline or details for changing addresses and signs. The council confirmed a new police chief and approved several transportation and city-operations purchases and contracts. A proposal to increase the city-paid basic life insurance benefit from $10,000 to $50,000 was presented, but the provided minutes do not show a vote on that proposal.
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