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County staff seek to add truck and driver for transfer station to support C&D pad operations
Summary
Public works staff asked commissioners to approve buying a used 2024 Peterbilt to operate all C&D trailers at the transfer station and to add a driver position; staff also proposed an additional on‑site yard position, which drew mixed support from commissioners.
Weber County public‑works staff presented a midyear budget request to purchase a used truck and add personnel to support the transfer station’s new construction and demolition (C&D) pad.
What staff proposed: Public‑works representatives described a 2024 Peterbilt pickup with roughly 48,000 miles offered at about $130,000 (staff also used a rounded $135,000 figure in budget planning). The truck would allow three trailers at the site to be used simultaneously; staff said that with the current fleet (three trucks for four trailers) the operation lacks capacity for off‑site tasks such as tire and compost hauling.
Personnel: To operate the additional truck, staff proposed converting an existing employee with a commercial driver’s license into the truck‑driver position and backfilling that employee’s current entry‑level role. Separately, staff proposed hiring a yard‑keeper/grounds person to pick up litter, clear alleyways and maintain the C&D pad; commissioners differed on approving that second position midyear.
Costs and funding: Finance staff said fund balance in the enterprise fund could cover the one‑time truck purchase and that the ongoing driver salary and benefits would add roughly $90,000 a year in operating cost (salary estimate plus benefits varies; staff said the enterprise fund could absorb the cost for a year while rates are adjusted in the next rate cycle). The yard‑keeper position would add another ongoing cost; one commissioner supported the truck and driver but opposed adding the yard‑keeper midyear.
Next steps: Staff said they will formalize a budget‑change request and place it on the next agenda; the truck purchase and the driver conversion were supported by multiple commissioners at the work session, while the additional yard worker will be reconsidered in the annual budget process if commissioners do not approve it midyear.
