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Columbus council approves $259,524.71 purchase of 2026 plow truck
Summary
The Columbus Common Council voted 3–1 on May 7 to buy a 2026 HV507 SFA International front plow truck with wing and spreader from Lakeside International for $259,524.71 after staff reported no additional vendor quotes that day.
The Columbus Common Council on Thursday approved the purchase of a 2026 HV507 SFA International front plow truck with wing and spreader from Lakeside International for $259,524.71.
The motion to buy the vehicle was made during the council’s May 7 meeting. The chair recorded the motion as "Motion by Finkler, 2nd by Roelke," though the chair later referred to Alder Lawson as having seconded the motion. A staff member told the council, "We did not get any more quotes today," and added that "Randy did reach out" to other vendors but did not receive guaranteed offers.
The council conducted a roll-call vote. The clerk recorded three ayes and one nay and declared, "Ayes have it. 3 1." The recorded nay was Rostad; the ayes were recorded as Hinckler, Lawson and Rockey. The chair then closed discussion.
The meeting record does not specify funding sources or a department account to pay the $259,524.71 purchase price. The transcript contains no additional details on trade‑in allowances, delivery timeline, warranty terms, or whether the purchase replaces an existing vehicle.
After the vote there were no further reports. The council moved and seconded to adjourn and voted to close the meeting.
The council is expected to proceed on routine business at future meetings; no further procedural steps for this purchase were recorded in the provided transcript.
