Taylor City Council approves series of equipment, repair and training purchases and a budget amendment

The Taylor City Council on March 4 approved a package of procurement, repair and training expenditures, a budget amendment and several administrative items, voting to carry each motion listed on the consent and regular agendas.

The purchases and approvals approved by the council included: a state-bid purchase of a high-performance computer for the police department’s forensic system for $3,422 (police fund); sole-source repairs for five commercial motor vehicle truck scales not to exceed $5,896 (general fund, police equipment repair); training and drone pilot certification for 11 officers not to exceed $4,345 (general fund, police training); scale leveling mats not to exceed $3,900 (general fund, police operating supplies); exercise equipment for the recreation center not to exceed $11,300 (capital outlay); additional concrete repairs on local roads not to exceed $400,000 (local street fund); restoration work on the 2023 Monroe Boulevard pavement rehabilitation project not to exceed $290,000 (2021 MTF bond issuance); attendance for three Department of Public Works employees at the 2025 American Public Works Association Great Lakes Expo not to exceed $6,500 (water supply system fund); a City of Taylor budget amendment (2025-00ED dated 03/04/2025); attendance for two city clerk office employees at the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks education day not to exceed $450 plus out-of-pocket expenses (clerk’s office training and transportation account); and a sole-source access control system and contingency for the new animal shelter not to exceed $52,746 (animal shelter capital outlay).

Each motio…