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Council briefed on multi‑year fire apparatus purchases; staff seeks contract authority pending sales‑tax disbursements
Summary
City fire leadership asked the council to authorize ordering new ladder trucks and a used aerial as a stopgap. Staff said voter‑approved sales tax (CPST5) will fund purchases but disbursements do not begin until 2026–2027, so contracts can be signed now but payments will follow later.
City public safety leaders on Monday outlined a multi‑year plan to replace aging fire apparatus and asked council members to authorize contracts so manufacturing and delivery schedules can begin.
Fire Chief Eugene Johnson told the council the department is seeking approval to purchase a used aerial ladder truck as an interim unit for up to $145,000 and to place orders for new apparatus that will have multi‑year lead times. Johnson described the used vehicle as a 1981 American LaFrance 75‑foot ladder that his staff inspected and tested; he said the city would either keep it as a reserve truck or sell it later to recoup funds. “We raised the ladder. We flowed water through it. We…
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