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Board of Works and Safety approves retroactive street closure and multiple payments; discusses fire‑truck radio procurement
Summary
At its March 24 meeting, Columbia City’s Board of Works and Safety approved a retroactive street‑closing permit and authorized multiple accounts‑payable disbursements; the board discussed packaging fire radios with a truck loan to secure better rates and reviewed downtown event barrier options.
Columbia City’s Board of Works and Safety met at 5 p.m. Tuesday and approved a retroactive street‑closing permit, several payments, and discussed procurement plans for a new fire truck and radios.
Chair called the meeting to order and moved to approve the March 10 minutes with a notary correction; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The board then noted that public comment had been moved earlier in the agenda.
The board tabled MSF gunner replacement quotes until the next meeting. On the larger procurement issue, members discussed including radios with the planned fire‑truck purchase to get a more favorable financing package. A board member said vendors would not match loan rates if radios were purchased separately and…
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