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CIP committee weighs leasing versus buying for high‑use highway equipment
Summary
Members debated whether to continue leasing high-wear equipment (body cams, roadside mowers, highway trucks) or include purchase values in the CIP to save and plan for future acquisitions.
Committee members discussed a strategy for leased items versus purchased capital assets, saying lease payments should be reflected in the operating budget while the equipment itself remains in CIP for future planning. One member urged that putting purchase values into the CIP spreadsheet does not obligate the town to buy immediately but helps the town save toward future procurements.
The roadside mower and possible replacement by a rubber‑tired excavator with a mulcher head were discussed as examples of equipment that might be better purchased than continually leased because of heavy wear. Members also noted body cameras and other electronics may remain leased because of rapid obsolescence.
