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Board refers highway plow-truck purchase to Selectmen; price is State-contracted
Summary
Selectman Whiting told the Board the proposed highway plow truck is not a CDL vehicle and is sold at a State-contracted price. The Board voted to send the purchase to the Selectmen for placement on a town meeting agenda.
Selectman Whiting (joining via Zoom) briefed the Board of Finance on a proposed highway plow truck for the town's highway department and the board voted to send the purchase to the Selectmen for a town meeting.
Whiting explained the truck is a "main route plow truck but not a CDL truck which allows anyone with a license to drive it (do not have to rely on just CDL license holders)." Board members asked whether the truck price went out to multiple bids; Whiting and others said the price was a State-contracted price negotiated by the State of Connecticut, meaning the town uses that contract pricing rather than local bid pricing. Christian Allyn moved to send the truck purchase to the Selectmen for a town meeting; Brian Allyn Sr. seconded and the motion carried.
No specific vendor or dollar amount was recorded in the meeting transcript; the board's action was a referral to the Selectmen for town meeting consideration rather than an immediate purchase authorization.
