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Bucklin council approves equipment purchases including Vermeer trailer and police camera system
Summary
Council approved a seven-year lease to purchase a Vermeer trailer, authorized a gun safe purchase, and approved in‑car and body cameras for the police chief with an onboarding fee of $3,930 and an annual fee of $1,590 (vote recorded with one abstention on the camera item).
The Bucklin City Council approved several equipment purchases at its Sept. 16 meeting.
Councilmember Liz Albert moved to approve a seven‑year lease with GN Bank to purchase a Vermeer trailer; Councilmember Noel Stiles seconded and the motion carried 5–0. The council also approved a gun safe purchase from Big R not to exceed $800 on a 5–0 vote after a motion by Justin Engel and second by Liz Albert.
On a separate motion, the council approved an in‑car and body camera system for the police chief with an onboarding fee of $3,930 and an annual fee of $1,590. Councilmember Justin Engel moved the item and Councilmember Liz Albert seconded; the minutes record the vote as 4–0 with one abstention (the minutes do not specify which councilmember abstained).
The minutes do not specify procurement vendor for the camera system beyond the onboarding and annual fees; any contract documents and vendor selections should be obtained from the city clerk for definitive details.
