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Salinas finance committee backs recommendation to buy, finance new fire engines and ladder truck
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to recommend that City Council approve purchase and lease-financing for two Type 1 engines, a ladder/tiller truck and two Type 6 wildland engines (item ID25-557), with staff seeking city-manager authority to sign purchase and financing agreements and a 5% contingency. Price quotes expire Jan. 9.
The Salinas Finance Committee voted unanimously on Dec. 2 to recommend that City Council approve the purchase and lease-financing of new fire apparatus, including two Type 1 engines, a ladder (tiller) truck and two Type 6 wildland engines.
Estefania, a management analyst for Salinas Fire, told the committee the purchase supports the department's replacement schedule and NFPA best practices and would maintain frontline reliability. "This request that you have in front of you is asking to replace 2 fire engines and 1 ladder truck," she said, and added the…
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