Committee trims vehicle purchase totals; light vehicles $2.69M, heavy vehicles $1.29M after amendments

The Municipal Services and Properties Committee approved amended ordinances for vehicle purchases on Sept. 29, reducing previously stated totals after removing bond issuance fees from the purchase line items. Assistant Director Chambers said the spreadsheets distributed to council reflect corrected totals: light vehicles were revised to $2,690,000 and heavy vehicles to $1,290,000. Chambers told the committee that the earlier language had included issuance fees inside the purchase totals, which required adjusting the vehicle lists so the procurement amounts match the finance department’s thresholds. Chambers and motor vehicle maintenance staff worked to reallocate the light‑duty and heavy‑duty vehicle lists so departments can place orders for long‑lead items this year. The assistant director offered to provide the updated vehicle list to council members. Council members asked for copies of the adjusted lists and confirmation of the ordinance totals while noting that some long‑lead items should be ordered in time for 2025 delivery. The committee then adopted amendments to the vehicle ordinances (Ordinance 8-52-2025 for heavy equipment and Ordinance 8-53-2025 for light vehicles) and approved the ordinances as amended. Specific procurement details (exact vehicle models, quantities per division) were referenced as being in the ordinance and the updated spreadsheets; Assistant Director Chambers said she would distribute actual lists to council staff for amendment. The meeting record shows the ordinances were approved as amended; specific roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the meeting excerpts.