WILSON — Monday night’s meeting of the Wilson City Council was relatively short, given the short agenda and the absence of Mayor Mike Peschka and two council members.

Led by Council President Dan Taylor, the council approved the $20,000 purchase of a 1987 AMGE M92 tanker truck for the Wilson Fire Department.

Payment for the truck will first be taken from the fire department’s fundraiser fund, and the remainder will be taken from the fire equipment fund.

In other business:

• Approval was given to an insurance renewal with Ellco Insurance at a cost of $48,765.

• Taylor reported he signed paperwork last week regarding the city’s old burn pile, which has now been closed. City Superintendent Joe Soukup said the well at the site of the new burn pile has been plugged and some surveying done.

• Taylor said there was nothing new to report on the search for the police chief/patrolman job. He noted the job has been posted on Nex-Tech.

• Soukup said the city needs to begin advertising for summer help, and the tin roof on the addition to the fire department needs replacing due to normal wear-and-tear. He will solicit bids for the work and report back to the council.

• Soukup said the city whistle stopped working again. He also said an electrician could be hired to look into the matter, but that was up to the council to decide. The consensus of the council was to add the whistle to the unfinished business portion of the agenda so the discussion of what to do next with the whistle could continue.

• Part-time police officer Jonathan Lawrence said he is following up on several cases. During day patrols he has been writing tickets and watching for speeding drivers.

Lawrence also encouraged residents to file a formal report if there are any gasoline thefts which take place as warm weather approaches.

• Approval was given to the purchase of two boxes of stamped envelopes for the city clerk at a cost of $769.80, including shipping. The purchase will be made using the city credit card.

• City Clerk Susan Kriley said the city has received roughly $1,000 in donations from several drug companies for opioid abuse prevention. Consideration is being given to how to spend those funds.

• Kriley said three applications have been received for the parttime assistant city clerk job. Interviews will be scheduled this week and Kriley will make a recommendation to the council at the next council meeting, which will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, April 3, at city hall.