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Minden council approves financing for fire and public-works equipment, awards bucket-truck bid
Summary
The Minden City Council voted March 2 to amend the 2025–26 budget and approve lease-purchase agreements to finance a custom pumper, a command unit, and a bucket truck; the council also awarded the bucket-truck bid to Altec Industries Inc.
The Minden City Council on March 2 adopted a budget amendment and a series of lease-purchase resolutions to finance new public-safety and public-works vehicles, and approved a bid award for a bucket truck to Altec Industries Inc.
The council first approved a resolution to reallocate funds in the 2025–26 city budget to make the planned purchases possible. Councilman Miles moved the budget amendment and Councilwoman Mitchell seconded; the council adopted the change without opposition.
Mayor (speaker) framed the need for the purchases as part of ongoing investments in public safety, saying the city is "dedicated to continuous improvements and investments in our public safety." Council then approved a lease-purchase agreement to finance a custom pumper (a new fire truck) on a motion from Councilman Miles, and later approved a lease-purchase for a command unit intended to serve the fire department for 10–12 years; voting required a brief intermission after a council member experienced technical difficulties, but the motion carried after manual confirmation.
Council also approved a lease-purchase resolution to finance a bucket truck for Public Works. After the leasing approvals, the council moved to award bid number 03‑2026 for the bucket truck to "the lowest qualified bidder, meeting all requirements, Altec Industries Inc.," a motion made by Councilman Pendergrass and seconded by Councilman Miles; the award passed with no opposition recorded.
The meeting record shows these measures adopted by motion and recorded as carried; specific vote tallies were not specified on the transcript. The mayor noted the council was implementing a new voting system during the meeting and staff assisted in a manual vote entry when needed.
Next steps: the approved budget amendment and lease agreements authorize staff to finalize purchases and execute contracts; the awarded bid identifies Altec Industries Inc. as the vendor for the bucket truck.
