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DeSoto City Council approves fleet and equipment purchases, leases building to food pantry; two board‑support resolutions fail
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the council adopted most consent agenda purchases, moved a service‑center repair item to June 17 after a recusal, unanimously approved a three‑year lease to the DeSoto Food Pantry, and rejected two resolutions to support a council member’s applications to external boards by 3–2 votes.
The DeSoto City Council approved a batch of routine purchases and a lease for the DeSoto Food Pantry at its May 20 regular meeting and held other items for separate action.
Approvals on consent: The council voted unanimously to approve most consent‑agenda items after staff read the list. The approved purchases included: a Mitsubishi forklift (model FGC25N) from Darr Equipment Company for $30,275.13; two Ford F‑250 trucks (one with a lift gate) from North Central Ford for $112,830 total; a 2025 Ford F‑450 from Rush Truck Center Dallas for $90,911.96; a 2025 Ford F‑550 from Rush Truck Center Dallas for $92,518.96; a 2026 Ford F‑750 from Mackay Ford for $112,861.75; a Yanmar athletic field mower from V V Tractor for $69,998.36 (Omnia contract #204690); and a Wacker…
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