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Pleasanton council approves fire gear upgrade, street equipment and routine operational measures
Summary
Council authorized a $2,800 upgrade to match bunker gear to an incoming grant set, approved purchases for street equipment totaling up to $30,000, approved lighting upgrades, and passed bank-signature resolutions while staff and employees raised personnel concerns.
Pleasanton City Council approved several operational and equipment items at its Jan. 20 meeting, including upgrades for the fire department, purchases for street projects and routine personnel and finance actions.
Fire Chief Jeff Wisdom told the council he had submitted paperwork to ISO for rebuilding the fire department and asked permission to upgrade previously authorized bunker gear. Council approved an additional $2,800 to purchase higher-quality gear for four sets so they match equipment expected from a State Fire Marshal’s Office grant. Wisdom also reported the department is drafting SOGs/SOPs and scheduled a work session for Jan. 26 to allow council review.
Public works staff requested and council authorized equipment purchases for street repairs: up to $20,000 for an 80–90 hp tractor, up to $2,000 for a truck-mounted water tank, up to $4,000 for a sheep’s foot roller and up to $4,000 for a steel smooth roller. The purchases were authorized to be funded from the city’s 1% street sales tax.
Council approved $980 for lighting upgrades for city hall, the fire department, the public works shop and the community center and directed public works to install the fixtures. After reviewing repair costs for an aging skid steer, council asked staff to explore replacement options.
During new business several city employees read a joint statement asking council to stop insinuating employees were incompetent; the employees requested respect and asked that personnel concerns be directed to City Administrator Becky Hegwald. Council also voted to advertise, interview and hire pool personnel for 2026, solicit bids for the city-owned hay ground and continue the Stars & Stripes celebration on June 27.
City Administrator Becky Hegwald explained the need to rescind Resolution 467 and adopt two new resolutions assigning signing authority at Farmers State Bank and Labette Bank. The council approved Resolution 468 (Farmers State Bank) and Resolution 469 (Labette Bank) unanimously.
A public commenter, Theresa Miller, also urged the council to confirm capacity with Rural Water #13 before considering a switch in water supplier; council did not take immediate action on that request during the meeting but later recessed to inspect the water plant and reconvened with no action taken.
