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Committee approves Public Works equipment purchase and holiday scheduling option
Summary
The committee approved purchasing a $6,200 line painting machine and granted Public Works staff the option to swap Veterans Day for the day after Thanksgiving (using a floating holiday or vacation time) now that trash pickup contracts have changed.
The Personnel & Finance Committees approved two operational items affecting the Public Works Department on July 17.
Public Works Director Drew Schumacher reported the department's line painting machine is inoperable and presented a vendor quote of $6,200 for a replacement. The committee approved the purchase; the transcript does not record the motion text, mover/second, or vote tally.
In open forum, Schumacher proposed swapping the Veterans Day holiday for the day after Thanksgiving because new contracts with Lance and WEMIGA mean Public Works no longer performs trash pickup on that day. He asked that Public Works employees be given the same option as City Hall staff to use a floating holiday or vacation time. The committee approved allowing Public Works staff that option; implementation details were not specified.
Both approvals were recorded as committee decisions; the transcript provides no additional procedural steps, budget line numbers, or recorded vote counts.
