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Council authorizes issuance of tax note to move forward on fire truck purchase
Summary
Council authorized staff to proceed with issuing tax notes to finance the purchase of a replacement fire apparatus and to begin procurement so vendor estimates and delivery schedules are preserved. Council emphasized timing constraints on apparatus pricing and noted the formal sale will occur at a future date.
Council discussed and authorized commencement of the tax-note issuance process to finance the purchase of a new fire truck. Staff explained that while the formal debt sale will occur later (sale date noted as August 18 in staff comments), authorizing issuance now allows the procurement process to move forward and secures vendor estimates that have limited validity.
Councilmember motioned and the council carried the motion authorizing staff to proceed with issuing the tax note; staff said the action lets the city start ordering the apparatus and stay on the vendor's schedule. Council noted the fire apparatus replacement was overdue and that delaying the issuance could jeopardize price locks on equipment.
