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Council reapproves pickup for Trenton Fire Department; transcript shows conflicting cost figures
Summary
The council reapproved a previously ordered Ford Maverick for the fire department. The meeting transcript includes inconsistent cost figures; council approved reapproval as presented.
Administrator Creech requested council reapproval of a Ford Maverick pickup truck already ordered for the fire department. Creech said the truck is similar to the one previously ordered but requires additional equipment—specifically a spray-in bed liner and a tow package—that staff expected would have been added later.
The transcript contains conflicting cost figures for the request. Creech first referenced an original order amount of $81,874, then described an additional cost of $18.74 and said the total cost would not exceed $41,000. Because these figures are inconsistent in the transcript, the total additional cost and the final not-to-exceed amount are not clear from the record.
The council moved and supported the reapproval; the motion carried and was recorded as unanimously ordered. The transcript did not record further clarification of the cost discrepancy; staff follow-up was implied for procurement records.
