PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-04-14

The city approved a $58,800 contract with SCM Consultants Inc to purchase ignitors for Houston Public Works. The item passed unanimously.

What it means for you

Houston Public Works will receive ignitor equipment, funded through an Enterprise Fund. This contract affects city infrastructure operations rather than a specific neighborhood.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0199, official minutes of April 14, 2026.

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Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$58,800minutes ↗

Who's paid?SCM CONSULTANTS INCminutes ↗

Which fund?Enterprise Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the April 14, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $477,669 paid to SCM CONSULTANTS INC across 438 payment lines, FY2023–FY2027.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract. The city keeps 2 separate records for this company; the figure adds them together.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260414-11 — data from official records via PlainDocket.