After a procurement work session, Council approved an excavator, a compactor, 32 vehicles, upfit parts for 23 emergency vehicles, a forklift and a tractor; one member asked for new/used/lease options on purchases over 100,000 dollars. A concrete mixer item was pulled to November 10. The 60-day payment terms item concerned water billing: see Water Metering and Billing Process.
A council member questioned a $437,910 purchase of two concrete mixer trucks (2005 units said to be available 40 to 50 percent of the time); a vendor said buying delivered concrete would cost more. See Projected Budget Deficit and Hiring Freeze.