(KLZA)-- The Falls City Council approved the expenditure of $185,000 for a professional services agreement with Hydro Optimization and Automation Solutions to provide a SCAD / control system upgrade for the city water system as recommended by the Board of Public Works.

The contract will include system design, programming and integration of the hardware and software, project engineering and training for the water plant operators.

In other business the Council approved two additional owner - occupied Rehabilitation Program projects as part of the 2020 grant. Both projects were awarded to MIT Contracting in an amount of $24,999 each.