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Committee funds baler refurbishment and removes new Bobcat purchase pending grants
Summary
Committee approved maintenance spending to rebuild a large baler and agreed to strike a proposed $39,000 Bobcat purchase, with staff saying they will pursue grants and may return next year if needed.
The finance committee approved higher maintenance and repair funding at the recycling center to cover refurbishment of the facility’s baler and agreed to remove a planned $39,000 Bobcat purchase from the budget while staff pursue grant funding.
Recycling staff explained the primary change in the recycling-center budget was a large maintenance expense for the baler, which they described as a roughly $150,000 piece of equipment that had been rebuilt previously and required another refurbish. The director said two other pieces of equipment are in similar condition.
On the Bobcat, staff said the quoted replacement would not meet the need and that they plan to apply for grants; staff asked the committee to strike the $39,000 Bobcat allocation from this year’s budget. The committee moved to approve the recycling-center budget with that change; the change increased the revised total expenditures by about $12,006.18 on the packet math presented, and the motion carried on a voice vote.
