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Centreville council approves DPW truck purchase and water‑plant controller replacement
Summary
The council authorized the Department of Public Works to buy a replacement dump truck (not to exceed $90,000) from the FY26 operating budget and approved buying a programmable logic controller for the Comet Drive water plant; the PLC amount is unclear in the transcript and should be verified in the invoice/packet.
Centreville moved forward on two capital items during the March 5 meeting: a Department of Public Works (DPW) replacement truck and a programmable logic controller (PLC) for a water treatment plant.
Kip (public works) asked to purchase a small dump truck now rather than wait until FY27, saying the vehicle to be replaced is about 12 years old and operating budget funds are available. The council voted to authorize the truck purchase with a dump body and snow plow, not to exceed $90,000, to be paid from the FY26 operating budget.
Staff also described problems with an obsolete programmable logic controller at the Comet Drive water plant; if the PLC fails, staff would be forced to operate the plant manually. Staff said the PLC was budgeted for FY27 but can be paid from this year’s operating/enterprise fund interest. A motion to purchase the controller passed; the purchase amount is recorded in the spoken record as "for $64,64," which is unclear in the transcript and should be confirmed against the purchase order or minutes.
Both motions passed on council voice votes. The public works department said the old truck will be sold through the town’s surplus equipment auction process and staff will return with any additional procurement details.
Next steps: staff will issue the purchase orders, schedule delivery, and return any required surplus sales documentation to council.
