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Fleet staff ask committee to fund toolboxes, Snap-on scan tool, AC replacement and pickup
Summary
City fleet staff asked the Finance Committee to include in the capital budget funds to replace an aging break-room AC unit, buy seven technician toolboxes plus one for an equipment service worker, purchase a Snap-on on-road diagnostic scan tool for new patrol vehicles and acquire a pickup truck to replace a 2003 Expedition.
Blake, a city staff member, told the Finance Committee at its Sept. 18 special meeting that fleet staff are seeking multiple capital and equipment items to keep the shop operational and to aid recruitment and retention.
The most immediate request is replacement of the shop break-room and locker-room air-conditioning unit. “It is the original unit from when the shop was built,” Blake said, adding the unit is currently being limped along and that he has a quote from “Mr. Garrett.”
Blake also asked the committee to fund a Snap-on on-road diagnostic scan tool compatible with the city’s newer patrol vehicles, saying the fleet’s existing scan tool…
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