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Hamilton council approves budget amendments to buy dump truck and replace patrol car
Summary
Councilors unanimously approved budget amendments to purchase a new dump truck (quote just under $155,000; amendment not to exceed $160,000) and to buy a $36,000 patrol vehicle with up to $18,000 in outfitting costs.
Rhett Wade asked the council on Oct. 14 to amend the city budget to fund a replacement dump truck and a patrol vehicle. For the dump truck, staff reported an actual quote just under $155,000 and requested a budget amendment not to exceed $160,000; the council approved the amendment unanimously after a motion by Mayor Patrick Whearley and a second from Mayor Pro Tem Alvin Howard.
Wade also requested a budget amendment to purchase a patrol car priced at $36,000 with outfitting costs not to exceed $18,000. Mayor Whearley moved to approve that amendment; Councilor Nancy Wall seconded and the council voted unanimously.
Minutes record the expected timing for the dump truck as within the next six months and that the patrol vehicle will be outfitted following acquisition; the council did not specify funding transfers beyond the notation that water and sewer funds would be used for the dump truck purchase. No council member recorded opposition or abstention during either vote.
