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Fernley council approves purchase of vacuum truck for water distribution
Summary
The city approved purchase of a VAC (vacuum) truck for the water distribution department after Public Works Director Barry Williams corrected the vendor quote; the consent/agenda items including the purchase were approved unanimously.
The City of Fernley voted unanimously to buy a VAC truck for its water distribution department after staff corrected an earlier quote. Public Works Director Barry Williams told the council the correct proposal is now in the packet and confirmed the purchase would be "for an amount not to exceed $700,000."
Councilman Lau praised the purchase, calling the vehicles "really needed" and "a blessing to have," and moved approval of the item as part of the consent agenda. The council confirmed the item number as 2.22 during the meeting and recorded the motion carrying 5-0.
The purchase was considered as part of the consent agenda; council also pulled other consent items for later discussion and clarified numbering errors before voting. The council did not identify additional financing changes associated with the purchase during the meeting. The mayor thanked staff for the clarification on the vendor quote and noted copies of the corrected proposal were available to the public.
