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Brooksville council reallocates budget items to fund repairs for ladder truck Tower 61
Summary
The council approved a budget amendment reallocating existing line items — including $10,000 from community development/promotional activities and ARPA-funded parks improvements — to pay for repairs to the fire department’s ladder truck without dipping into reserves.
Brooksville city councilors voted unanimously to reallocate budgeted funds to pay for repairs to the fire department’s ladder truck (Tower 61), after staff identified available budget lines and the council directed the repair at a previous meeting.
Finance staff presented a budget amendment that moved available money from community development and promotional activities and from a parks building/improvements line (a project funded by ARPA) to cover the cost of repairs. The finance director told council that $10,000 could be taken from community development/promotional activities, and that the Tom Vaughan Park pavilion bathroom remodel was covered by ARPA funds and therefore available to reallocate for the truck repair.
The city manager noted the council had previously directed staff to repair the vehicle from funds already budgeted for the current fiscal year so that the city would not dip into reserves. Mayor Tanner thanked staff by name for locating the funds and said he appreciated the work to keep city equipment operational while longer-term negotiations about the fire department continue: “I appreciate Autumn and staff going and finding the dollars in the budget to pay for the repairs to this ladder truck.”
Action: The motion to proceed with repairs and the accompanying budget amendment passed 5–0. Councilors emphasized the need to keep essential equipment in service regardless of broader decisions about the fire department’s future.
