Board hears plan to replace lab-services truck; informational only
Summary
Superintendent Newton described a planned replacement truck for lab services—a larger 4x4 vehicle within the approved capital budget—to better support sampling and equipment transport; the committee received the item as discussion-only and took no action.
Newton explained that the lab-services group needs a larger, four-wheel-drive truck with a bigger cab to carry sampling equipment and personnel. He said the existing vehicle is small and that the proposed replacement is covered by the fiscal-year capital budget approved earlier.
"So for the kind of work and sampling and everything that he needs to do, something bigger, something with a more off road 4 wheel drive capability, a bigger cab to hold all of the equipment," Newton said, describing the justification for the purchase. The ESU committee accepted the informational report; there was no motion or vote because the expenditure falls under previously approved capital authorization.
Staff said they will track the purchase within the capital ledger and notify the board as procurement progresses.
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