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Council approves consent agenda including two camera trucks, skid-steer trailer and road-materials contracts
Summary
The City Council approved consent agenda items a–n that included equipment purchases (two camera trucks, a skid-steer trailer, a rough-area mower), award of road-materials and debris removal contracts to two vendors, and use of opioid-settlement funds to buy cardiac monitors.
At its July 21 meeting the Southfield City Council approved a consent agenda (items A–N) that included several procurement and contract authorizations for public works, parks and public-safety equipment.
Key approvals included: - Two camera-truck purchases for the city’s sewer/utility inspection program (council discussion identified unit prices approaching $400,000 per truck and an expected service life of roughly 10–15 years). City staff told council the purchases are intended to replace recurring annual payments to outside vendors (staff estimated about $2,000,000 per year previously spent on outsourced work) and to allow the work to be performed…
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