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Rapid City councilors press staff for more detail on year-end vehicle bids
Summary
Councilmembers questioned multiple end-of-year vehicle procurement requests during the Dec. 9 Public Works Committee, asking staff for photos, maintenance histories and cost analyses before approving replacement pickups and a recreation van; staff said many buys were planned earlier but delayed by supplier issues.
Council members on Rapid City’s Public Works Committee on Dec. 9 pressed city staff for more detailed documentation about multiple year-end vehicle purchases included on the consent calendar.
During consideration of consent items, Councilmember Pettigrew asked staff to pull items 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 and said the optics of approving numerous vehicle requests in the final month of the fiscal year were poor. Pettigrew requested photos, maintenance schedules and condition reports for vehicles proposed…
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