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Decatur County approves highway budget with funds set for trucks, equipment and staffing; commissioners request life-cycle cost analysis
Summary
Council approved a $2.73 million Highway Department budget that includes capital equipment purchases and funding set aside for five positions (positions removed from the current salary roster); members asked staff to return with life-cycle cost comparisons for lease-vs-buy options and vehicle configurations.
Decatur County Council approved the Highway Department’s budget request totaling $2,730,356.16, which includes funding for capital equipment (4000-series items such as dump trucks, bush hogs and other heavy equipment) and holds budgeted amounts for five positions that are currently not included on the county’s salary roster.
Tim, presenting the highway materials, said the budget places eligible labor and material costs into MBH restricted…
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