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Council approves budget ordinance to pursue purchase of second vacuum truck for drainage work
Summary
Council introduced and approved a budget amendment to authorize bidding for a second vac truck (vac-o truck) to improve drainage cleanout capacity; delivery is estimated up to 10 months and staff will seek used/lease options as interim steps.
The council opened a public hearing and later approved a special ordinance to amend the budget to allow purchase and bidding for an additional vac truck intended primarily for drainage cleanouts.
Mayor (unnamed in transcript) explained the city currently has one vac truck and said having a second unit dedicated to public works would double cleaning capacity. “If we had two that were dedicated to public works, then we could make twice as…
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