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Governing body delays CIP amendment to add litter truck after $2.1M electric-truck concern
Summary
Members discussed amending the capital improvement plan to buy a litter truck at $250,000 per year beginning FY 2026-27 but deferred any decision after a member warned that a new electric truck costs about $2.1 million and may last only four to five years.
At a meeting in Orange Park, members discussed amending the Capital Improvement Plan to add a litter truck at $250,000 per year beginning in the 2026-27 fiscal year, but the body declined to take action tonight.
The issue surfaced as a member raised concerns about fleet procurement costs, saying, "Keep in mind, a new a new electric truck is about $2,100,000," and warning that if such vehicles are serviceable for only four to five years the upfront price would be difficult to finance or justify. That comment drove discussion about whether the CIP should be updated through an amendment and about timing for purchases.
A speaker summarized the motion on the floor as an amendment to the CIP "to add a litter truck at the rate of $250,000 a year beginning in the fiscal year 26 27 each year thereafter" for the four-year plan period. Members discussed plan-year counting and a funding gap, with one participant noting the budget would remain roughly $1,000,000 short under certain timing assumptions.
Procedurally, a participant asked whether an earlier motion should be rescinded or re-seconded and identified the motion before the body as approval of resolution number 15-26. Members clarified that "so tonight, we don't take action," and the amendment and the resolution were deferred for later consideration.
Next steps: the amendment to the CIP and resolution 15-26 were left unresolved in this meeting; staff and members indicated paperwork or an amended motion would be required before a future vote.
