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Berkeley establishes public‑improvement fund; budget amendment will seed fire‑truck purchase with $315,000
Summary
Council heard staff propose a new public‑improvement fund and a $315,000 appropriation to begin financing a replacement fire engine; staff outlined payment timing tied to chassis production and a multi‑year payment schedule.
Berkeley staff told the council on April 29 that the city will begin seeding a new public‑improvement fund to smooth the purchase of large capital items and to start saving for a replacement fire engine.
Staff said the proposal is to set aside $250,000 per year in the public‑improvement fund across the next three fiscal years and to appropriate a $315,000 transfer from the current year as an initial down payment. Finance presenters described the transfer as a budget amendment on the next council agenda.
Public safety staff described the engine (referred to in the meeting…
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