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Council delays riverboat-funded highway truck purchase; hears first reading of bond ordinance and Motorola update
Summary
The Council declined to appropriate $165,000 for a highway truck until approved at a later meeting, noted alternatives for funding, held first reading of General Obligation Bond Ordinance #875 for public-safety communications prepayment, and received an update that 85% of Motorola equipment has arrived.
Highway Superintendent Emmett Heller requested approval to spend $165,000 from the River Boat Fund to purchase a truck chassis. Auditor Kim Koomler advised the additional appropriation had not been advertised for the January meeting, so the funds cannot be expended until the February meeting; Heller asked for a verbal commitment so he could order the chassis in advance. Council…
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