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Ogdensburg council adopts $715,000 bond ordinance, approves $250,000 down payment for new fire engine
Summary
The Ogdensburg Borough Council on Aug. 24 adopted Bond Ordinance 06-2020 to appropriate $715,000 for public improvements and equipment (including a new fire engine) and separately authorized a $250,000 down payment on the engine; both measures passed unanimously with one member absent.
The Ogdensburg Borough Council on Aug. 24 adopted Bond Ordinance 06-2020 to appropriate $715,000 for various public improvements and equipment, including a new fire engine, and approved a separate motion authorizing up to $250,000 as a down payment on the engine.
Councilwoman Slater moved adoption of the bond ordinance and Councilman Nardini seconded; after opening the meeting to the public for comment (none offered), the council approved the ordinance by roll call vote: Alvarez, Nardini, Nasisi, O’Dell and Slater voting yes. Mayor George P. Hutnick presided. The ordinance description in the record says the funding covers various public improvements and the acquisition of replacement equipment, a new automotive vehicle and a new fire engine.
On the fire engine purchase, Councilwoman Slater described available options and said the borough intended to place a $250,000 down payment upon contracting. Borough Attorney Robert McBriar advised making a motion to obtain a proposed contract and to authorize the down payment; Slater moved that motion and Councilman Nasisi seconded. The council approved the down payment by unanimous roll call (Alvarez, Nardini, Nasisi, O’Dell, Slater). "We are putting $250,000 down for the purchase of the fire engine, apparatus and equipment," Slater said when moving the motion.
Why it matters: the bond ordinance creates the borrowing authorization the borough will use to pay for capital projects and equipment; the separate down-payment authorization commits municipal funds toward the fire department’s apparatus purchase and sets the contracting process in motion. The council record does not show further contractual details, vendor names, or an anticipated delivery date for the fire engine.
What’s next: the record lists the ordinance as adopted and documents the council’s authorization to make the down payment; no additional public hearing was recorded on the bond ordinance at this meeting. Any contract execution, delivery timetable and financing details were not specified in the minutes and would be subject to later council action or staff procurement procedures.
