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Hibbing council approves $127,787 sanitation truck purchase, $7,500 K9 grant acceptance and several consent items; names new HPU commissioners
Summary
Council approved purchasing a replacement container-handler sanitation truck for $127,787 (chassis + body), accepted a $7,500 American Kennel Club grant for a police K9, approved multiple consent-agenda items (including a $1,000 lease to a film crew and licenses), and appointed three members to the Hibbing Public Utilities Commission.
The Hibbing City Council on March 19 approved several operational and finance items during its consent agenda and bid-quote sessions.
Finance and consent: The council approved accounts-payable listings included in the consent agenda and several routine items: declaring a garbage truck surplus, approving a recreation-instructor job description, 2024 interfund transfers and budget adjustments, a lease with a film crew at Hibbing Electronics from March 24–April 30 for $1,000, approval of a massage-therapy license for Amanda Hammond at Balance Massage and Aesthetic Studio, and a temporary liquor license for a United Way/Parkside Bank event on March 20.
Public safety and equipment: Chief of Police Mr. Esting requested council approval to accept a $7,500 grant from the American Kennel Club to purchase a new K9 (referred to in the meeting as 'gunner'); the council approved the resolution accepting the grant. In procurement, fleet staff presented bids to replace a 2002 container-handler sanitation truck: the recommended purchase combined a local Ford Hibbing chassis and an ABM Equipment body totaling $127,787 plus taxes/title/license; the council approved the purchase and staff estimated about an eight-week lead time for the chassis.
Appointments: The council filled three Hibbing Public Utilities Commission vacancies and appointed Julie Sandstede, Jesse Babich and Jeff Hart to terms through 2027–2028 after nominations and a roll-call vote in one instance (Jeff Hart won a recorded 4–3 vote).
All motions described above were approved by council votes recorded in the meeting transcript; specific dollar tallies for all consent items beyond those noted above were not specified in the discussion.
