The Imperial City Council approved an amendment to the resolution for the purchase of a 2024 Harris fire engine, reflecting a $25,300 increase in price for the unit the city will receive sooner rather than a later build model. Victor Manrique, the city presenter for the agenda item, said the price difference arose because the truck already built included features the three-year-out model would not have.

The price change was presented during the council’s action-item discussion. “So it is a price increase of 25,300 over 10 years,” Manrique said, explaining the variance resulted from the specific truck already being built with additional features. He said the initial paperwork was prepared for the model scheduled for delivery in three years, which caused the mismatch in the quoted price for the immediate-availability unit.

Council members offered no substantive questions on the item during the meeting. A motion to approve the amendment was made and seconded; the council voted to approve the change, and the motion passed unanimously, 3-0.

The amendment was described on the agenda as modifying "resolution 20 25 debt 46" to reflect the updated purchase price for the 2024 Harris fire engine. No further budget breakdown or financing detail was provided on the record at the meeting.

The council completed the vote and moved on to other business without additional discussion of alternatives, trade-in values or lifecycle costs for the apparatus.