Dave Payne, purchasing manager, said Lafayette Renew has a nonfunctioning "Watson 6 30" number 1 ferric pump (described in the transcript as a ferric pump) and asked the governing body to declare it worthless so it could be scrapped.

"And lastly, Lafayette Renew has a Watson 6 30 pump, number 1 ferric pump. And it is no longer functioning. And so I'd ask you to declare it worthless so it can be scrapped," Payne said.

A motion to declare the pump worthless was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. The record does not include replacement plans, estimated salvage value, environmental disposal steps, or a timeline for removal.

Why it matters: declaring equipment worthless and scrapping it disposes of inoperative assets and may have small fiscal effects for salvage revenue and replacement budget needs. The transcript contains no estimate of salvage value or instructions about environmental handling of pump components.