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Hoover to seek $1.6 million from transport revenue for new fire apparatus; Council to consider budget amendment

5904924 · September 18, 2025
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Summary

City staff asked the Council to use $1.6 million of assigned ambulance/transport revenue to issue purchase orders for fire apparatus already in queue, citing long lead times for pumpers and rescue units and high usage rates on current vehicles.

City staff asked the Hoover City Council to approve a budget amendment to use $1.6 million from previously assigned ambulance/transport revenues to advance purchase orders for fire apparatus, saying long manufacturer lead times require ordering now.

Miss Cornett, presenting for the fire department, said the city executed letters of intent in October 2024 for a type 1…

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