The Common Council will hold a special meeting today (Tuesday, September 22), to vote on funding for Public Works purchases. The meeting begins at 5:30 PM in Council Chambers, there is a public hearing at the onset of the meeting.
The first ordinance would approved new borrowing by the city to purchase four large trucks and 16 other items, including filing cabinets ($2500) and leaf blowers ($1000), for a total cost of $722,750. This bond item includes within it $10,000 in legal fees.
The equipment being purchased is all considered "Capital non-recurring". Capital non-recurring expenditures are typically for those items that lead to an increased long term capability for the organization. In this case, the ordinance includes the statement, "The expected useful life of the Project is in excess of ten (10) years."
The second ordinance under consideration would amend a bond and spending plan that was approved last October. The changes were prompted by a change in the cost of various items on the list. The major items in this bond are two large trucks, a wheel sweeper, and a payloader. The legal fees are $7,500 for this bond.
Go below the jump for detailed list of items to be purchased with the bonds.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CAPITAL
NON-RECURRING PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 AND APPROPRIATING
$722,750 FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN CAPITAL NON-RECURRING
EQUIPMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE OF $722,750 BONDS OF THE CITY
TO MEET SAID APPROPRIATION AND PENDING THE ISSUANCE THEREOF THE
MAKING OF TEMPORARY BORROWINGS FOR SUCH PURPOSE
Two (2) International Trucks with Plows
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$350,000
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Side of Road Mower
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$65,000
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Rear Side Mower
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$20,000
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Two (2) Mason Dump Trucks (One (1) for Parks/One (1) for PW)
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$120,000
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Kubota Sander (Parks)
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$25,000
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Curb Machine
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$7,500
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Road Saw
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$6,000
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Pickup Truck
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$25,000
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Two (2) Plows
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$25,000
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Truck Body – 83H
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$5,500
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File Cabinets
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$2,500
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Leaf Machine
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$42,000
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3 pt Hitch Leaf Blower
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$5,250
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Flat Plate
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$2,000
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Jumping Jack
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$2,000
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Steel Road Plate
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$4,000
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Saws
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$5,000
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Leaf Blowers
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$1,000
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Bonding/Legal Fees
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$10,000
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TOTAL
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$722,750
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE AND A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CAPITAL NON-RECURRING PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 AND APPROPRIATING $750,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN CAPITAL NON-RECURRING EQUIPMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE OF $750,000 BONDS OF THE CITY TO MEET SAID APPROPRIATION AND PENDING THE ISSUANCE THEREOF THE MAKING OF TEMPORARY BORROWINGS FOR SUCH PURPOSE
Two Work Star International Model 7400 Trucks with Plow and Sander
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$339,000
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One Elgin Pelican 3 Wheel Sweeper
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$174,000
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One John Deere Model 544 Payloader
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$163,000
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One Concord Conveyor Truck Unloader
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$12,000
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Snow Plow Replacement
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$24,500
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Groundsmaster 3500-D, 25HP Diesel Mower
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$30,000
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Bonding/Legal Fees
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$7,500
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TOTAL
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$750,000
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4 comments:
$2500 for filing cabinets!!!!!!!!!! What the HECK!! Doesn't out town know there are more than enough used ones around to purchase at 1/2 price???
Sure hope that is more than just two filing cabinets! The list should show how many cabinets the $2500 covers.
Disgusting why not plan for these expenditures and pay cash and not pay 10 years of interest on a depreciating asset that so t last 10 years? In the past bonding CNR was unheard of. Now the only consideration for this mayor is how to keep mill rate down by abandoning cnr .
And this dear citizens is why you should NOT approve the changes to the Charter that would give the Council more bonding power than the current level of $750,000. Can you imagine what they will do with a cool million. VOTE NO!
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