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Laurens City Council OKs lease-purchase for new fire truck, appoints interim city attorney
Summary
At a January 2026 meeting, Laurens City Council approved a lease-purchase to finance a new fire truck (authorization not to exceed $900,000) and appointed Thomas J. Thompson as interim city attorney; the fire-truck vote passed 6–0 with one abstention amid questions about prior procurement and minutes.
Laurens City Council voted to authorize a lease-purchase agreement for a new fire truck and approved an interim appointment for the city attorney during its January 2026 meeting at City Hall.
The council approved Resolution 26-1-1 authorizing the city to enter a lease-purchase agreement in an amount not to exceed $900,000 to complete payment for a Pierce pumper procured under a requisition signed in September 2023; the motion passed with six ayes and one abstention. The council also approved Resolution 26-1-2 appointing Thomas J. Thompson as interim city attorney; council members indicated assent by voice vote.
The action on the truck reflects a timeline of procurement that began in 2023, when a purchase order was signed for a unit priced at $822,426. Officials told the council that several change orders and production delays raised the total cost to roughly $893,000 and that the truck has since been manufactured. Because payment is due on…
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