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Council approves pass‑through purchase to help Taylors Bridge fire department acquire used truck
Summary
Council approved a walk‑on arrangement for the city to buy a surplus fire truck from Fuquay Varina and immediately sell it to the Taylors Bridge fire department, a workaround necessitated by Fuquay Varina's municipal‑sale rules.
The Clinton City Council approved a pass‑through purchase so the town can buy a surplus fire truck from Fuquay Varina and resell it to the Taylors Bridge fire department.
A staff speaker explained Fuquay Varina’s sales policy requires disposal to another municipality; under the proposed arrangement, Clinton would purchase the truck, handle the paperwork and then transfer it to Taylors Bridge with reimbursement. "Fuquay has to sell it to a municipality, and then we can sell it right back to them," a staff presentation said.
Council members said legal and finance staff had reviewed the transaction. The council treated the item as a walk‑on, moved and seconded approval and carried the motion by voice vote. Officials noted the fire department is a neighboring mutual‑aid partner and described the truck as needed equipment for that volunteer department.
The council instructed staff to complete the purchase and the subsequent sale to Taylors Bridge as described; specific financial terms were not read into the record.
