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Committee hears request to revive capital equipment replacement fund; $1.26M of fleet needs flagged
Summary
Staff recommended restarting the capital equipment replacement fund (Fund 150) and presented a list of four high‑priority vehicle and equipment replacements totaling about $1.26 million; police and public works leaders warned some vehicles are inoperable and parts are scarce.
City staff told the Budget and Finance Committee that the capital equipment replacement fund (Fund 150) was shut down previously and needs to be restarted to replace aging fleet and equipment. The attachment provided to aldermen lists four high‑priority items with a combined estimated cost of $1,260,000; the amount is not included in the current 01/10 general fund budget.
"For public works, some of the vehicles that's been sitting there, it's like a junkyard in the back... The dump trucks and stuff, they're older. They're 1993 or '95," said Mr. Scroggins,…
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