Council approves lease for street sweeper; staff says truck will be returned after 36 months
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Council adopted a resolution authorizing an equipment lease agreement with Cadence Equipment Finance for a street sweeper. Staff clarified the transaction is a lease with the truck returned to River City Hydraulics at lease end to avoid long-term maintenance exposure.
The Natchitoches City Council on March 24 approved a resolution authorizing the city to enter an equipment lease agreement with Cadence Equipment Finance (a division of Cadence Bank) to obtain a street sweeper. Council members were told the contract form is a standard lender template.
Public works staff explained the arrangement is structured as a lease rather than a lease-purchase; staff said the truck will be returned to River City Hydraulics at the end of a 36-month term unless the city later decides to procure a used unit through a bidding process. A staff member described the approach as a way to avoid inheriting high maintenance costs on a complex vehicle should those issues arise after the warranty period.
Council recorded a roll-call vote in favor of the resolution; members voting "yes" were Eli, Nelson, Smith, Harrington and P.T.
Councilwoman Laura Smith read the resolution; an operations staff member identified as Ed provided technical clarification about warranty and end-of-lease handling.