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Oswego committee approves NYSDOT emergency‑assistance pact and reallocates auction proceeds for radios, truck and salt
Summary
The Administrative Services Committee authorized a four‑year emergency‑assistance agreement with NYSDOT and approved the use of $114,085 from an equipment auction for radios, a utility truck and an amended allocation to buy salt.
The City of Oswego’s Administrative Services Committee authorized a four‑year “Emergency Assistance to Municipalities” agreement with the New York State Department of Transportation and approved budget amendments totaling $114,085 to return auction proceeds to the Department of Public Works for equipment purchases and winter supplies.
Craig Rebbio, Commissioner of Public Works and Parks & Recreation, asked the committee to approve the NYSDOT agreement so state equipment can be deployed without waiting for a state emergency declaration. Rebbio said the agreement allows short‑term, non‑emergency borrowing of state equipment such as rotary plows and traffic signal boards at no charge when available and recommended signing the four‑year agreement.
Committee members then took up three budget amendments equal to the auction recovery amount (reported by staff as $114,085). Public Works staff said most of the funding would buy 24 upgraded two‑way radios for DPW vehicles (roughly $3,000 each, about $78,000 total) as the department completes a multi‑year migration to the 911 high‑band radio system. Staff also requested funds for a utility tool‑body pickup to replace a failed unit and to cover a small overrun on a previously budgeted vehicle purchase.
During discussion, the commissioner said recent salt purchases and an active winter prompted a proposal to amend the allocation so an additional $31,485 of the auction proceeds would be used to buy road salt now rather than for one of the equipment purchases; staff estimated that sum would purchase about 600 tons of salt. Committee members moved to amend the budget amendment to add the salt purchase; roll‑call votes for the amendment were affirmative.
Committee members approved the amended set of budget changes and the NYSDOT agreement in separate motions. The commissioner and staff said the auction funds are not from the general fund but from surplus equipment sales and that the amended allocation balances equipment needs and immediate winter operations.
The committee then closed its session and returned other matters to the full council.
