Board OKs donation of surplus fire-investigation gear and approves special purchase for sewer camera truck
Summary
The board approved a resolution to donate older fire-investigation cameras to Organ Town Volunteer Fire Department and approved a special-purchase determination for a 2025 sewer camera truck. Transcript references a demo discount and two figures quoted as $31,364.14 and $131,036.04; staff said funds are available in the 2026 budget code.
The Board of Public Works and Safety approved two separate items on Dec. 1: a resolution authorizing donation of older fire-investigation cameras to the Organ Town Volunteer Fire Department and a special‑purchase determination that cleared the way for the sanitation division to acquire a 2025 camera truck for sewer inspections.
A chief who presented the donation said the department has newer video cameras and requested approval under the board’s surplus/donation process, citing Resolution 25‑18 as the authorizing mechanism. The board approved the resolution.
Mister Petty then presented the sanitation purchase, describing a 2025 camera truck/demo unit that carries a stated $10,000 demo discount. In the meeting transcript Petty quoted a demo‑unit price of $31,364.14 and later referenced a total purchase price of $131,036.04; he also said the department expected to trade in its current 2022 camera truck. Staff told the board funds are available in a 2026 budget code. The board approved the special‑purchase determination and the purchase as presented.
The transcript contains inconsistent or conversationally reported numbers around the trade‑in and total cost; the amount available in the 2026 budget was cited by staff but the transcript does not include an invoice or contract number. The board’s recorded action was procedural — a special purchase determination followed by approval — and no roll‑call vote names were captured in the record.
