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Council approves $83,828 purchase of Ford F-450 dump truck for public works
Summary
Plainview authorized the purchase of a 2025 Ford F-450 dump truck through the TIPS cooperative for $83,828 to replace an aging 2008 Chevrolet dump truck; the purchase exceeds the $80,000 budgeted amount by $3,828 and will be paid from the equipment replacement fund.
Director of Public Works Weems asked the council to authorize purchase of a 2025 Ford F-450 dump truck through the TIPS cooperative from Bastrop Ford for $83,828. Weems said the price includes the dump bed and a snow-plow-ready package and that the item is part of the city's equipment replacement fund.
Weems told the council the vehicle will replace a 2008 Chevrolet dump truck and that delivery from the factory will take a couple of months; he did not provide a specific delivery date. A council member asked about the budget impact and Weems said $80,000 was set aside for the vehicle, meaning the purchase price exceeds the budgeted amount by $3,828 but will be funded from the equipment replacement fund over the vehicle's life.
A motion to approve the purchase was made and seconded; the clerk recorded a vote announced in the transcript as "we have a vote of 7 4." The transcript does not include a roll-call tally by member in the record. The purchase was approved.
