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Moreland Hills council approves emergency purchase of replacement generator
Summary
The council authorized an emergency purchase of a replacement generator for the village service garage at a cost of $47,092.93, citing the existing unitas failing and long industry lead times. Council suspended rules and approved the purchase unanimously.
The Moreland Hills Village Council voted July 8 to authorize an emergency purchase of a replacement generator for the village service garage, citing the current unitas nearing the end of its usable life.
Mayor read background supplied by facilities staff that the existing 65-kilowatt (transcript: —895 65') unit has experienced repeated failures and, while it was recently run, staff advised it should be replaced to ensure emergency back-up for village operations. Facilities representative Mister Vincent told council the replacement would be purchased through the Sourcewell cooperative from Ohio Cat Power Systems and quoted a cost of $47,092.93 and an industry lead time of roughly 33 weeks.
Council described the need as an emergency to avoid prolonged risk to critical services; Mister Vincent moved to suspend the rules and approve the purchase and a council member seconded. The suspension and emergency purchase both passed on a voice vote with unanimous assent.
The ordinance declares the purchase urgent and directs staff to execute the purchase agreement; council members discussed community sheltering options in a power outage and noted the police departments availability of the community center and phone-charging stations.
The council did not record a detailed roll-call vote in the meeting record; the motion passed on a council voice vote at the meeting. The ordinance (2026-31) was declared an emergency to allow staff to order the generator given long vendor lead times.
