City public-works staff recommended that the council authorize reallocation of previously budgeted funds to purchase a used one-arm side-loader sanitation truck from the city of Greenwood. Staff said the purchase price is approximately $40,000 (presented as $40,043 in the packet) for a 2014 Peterbilt with about 64,000 miles; the truck would be acquired instead of adding a newly-built vehicle estimated at $400,000 and would be paid from unspent funds already budgeted for a new truck.

Eddie (public-works representative) told council the used truck would serve as a backup to avoid service interruptions and reduce the need to put crewmembers on the rear of manual rear-tipper trucks when a side-loader is out of service. He said fleet staff inspected the vehicle and that city fleet staff (Josh Potts and Brad Miller) operated and evaluated the truck; they reported it was operational and dependable. He described the truck's prior purchase date and original price and said Greenwood staff indicated they could sell the truck for the stated price.

Staff said no new money is being requested: the city earlier budgeted $400,000 for a new unit and the purchase of the used truck would use unspent money from that line at a substantially lower cost. Staff recommended approval to proceed with the purchase so the department would have a spare unit and avoid expanded crew needs when a truck is unavailable. Council discussion included service-level and safety considerations related to an expanding city workload and recent equipment breakdowns; staff noted one side-loader had broken the same day and schedule adjustments were required.

No formal vote or final purchase authorization is recorded in the provided transcript segment; staff presented the recommendation and answered council questions.