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McMinnville council suspends notice rules, approves emergency repair for 2015 backhoe
Summary
City committees and the full McMinnville City Council approved an emergency purchase and suspended formal notice rules to repair the 2015 streets department backhoe after the unit’s engine failed. The motor cost is $20,475; labor is estimated at about $4,000.
The McMinnville City Council voted to suspend public-notice rules and approve an emergency purchase to repair the engine on the city’s 2015 backhoe after the vehicle failed, council members said.
Streets and sanitation staff told the city’s Streets & Sanitation Committee the backhoe’s motor would cost $20,475 and that labor to install the motor is being subcontracted at roughly…
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