Committee forwards Bill 77 to fund $27,910 payment for Seagraves pumper

A committee voted to forward Bill 77 to the next body with a favorable recommendation to amend the 2025 equipment fund and transfer $27,910 from the General Fund Fire Department equipment account to cover additional costs for a Seagraves pumper.

The move matters because the transfer would complete payments on two pumpers ordered four years ago. Staff told the committee one pumper’s remaining balance was $528 and the other’s was $27,400, and that both vehicles are already in service. "They're here. They're already here in service," a staff member said. "We just need to pay for them."

Committee discussion was brief. The chair asked for questions and for a motion; a committee member moved, another seconded and the item was "sent favorably," according to the transcript. The transcript does not record the names of the mover or seconder, a roll-call vote, or a vote tally. The committee’s recommendation sends Bill 77 onward for consideration by the full council or next decision-making body.

The text introduced at the meeting says Bill 77 "amends, page 3 78 of the 2025 equipment fund" to provide the $27,910 increase from the General Fund Fire Department equipment account and notes two VIN numbers associated with the two pumpers. The transcript does not specify the ordinance number beyond "Bill 77," the full statutory citation for the fund language, or the calendar date for the council vote.

Next steps: Bill 77 will proceed with the committee’s favorable recommendation; any additional debate, formal vote, recorded roll call, or changes to the funding amounts were not part of the portion of the record supplied.