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Council approves two service-truck purchases paid by regional sewer district
Summary
Garfield Heights City Council voted 7-0 to authorize two purchases — a 2024 Mack MD 7 truck chassis and a Henderson dump body/chassis — to be bought through state bid and funded by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District at no cost to the city.
Garfield Heights City Council on June 9 approved two emergency ordinances authorizing purchases of service vehicles for the city’s service department, actions the administration said will not require local capital outlay because the purchases will be funded by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
Chief of staff Jeff Saron told the council that the two items before the body — Ordinance 49-20-25 and Ordinance 50-20-25 — “are gonna work, together. 1 is for the chassis and the body of the of the truck for our service department. This funding for these are gonna come through Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District funds. So it will come at no cost to the city.”
Why it matters: the purchases replenish or expand equipment used by the service department and, according to the administration, are being procured through state bid rules that the city said would expedite delivery. Both ordinances were moved, their three-reading rules suspended and Rule 24 waived; the roll-call votes recorded passage 7-0.
Supporting details: Ordinance 49-20-25, as read by the clerk, authorizes purchase of a new, unused 2024 Mack MD 7 42 truck through M & K Truck Centers under Ohio Revised Code section 1 25.04 c and declares an emergency. Ordinance 50-20-25 authorizes purchase of a Henderson dump body and chassis under the same statutory authority. Council members who moved and seconded the motions recorded votes in favor during the meeting.
Background and process notes: Chief of staff Saron said both pieces would be bought “through state bid,” which the administration presented as a procurement route consistent with the cited Ohio Revised Code provision. The council approved both ordinances as emergency measures, allowing the city to proceed without the usual multi-reading schedule.
Looking ahead: The city did not provide delivery dates or the total vehicle costs during the meeting; council discussion focused on procedural motions and the funding source. Councilmembers did not discuss alternative procurement options during debate.
