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Council approves lease-to-purchase of Pierce pumper for Amherst Fire Department
Summary
Council adopted an emergency ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter a lease‑to‑purchase agreement for a Pierce pumper through Freedom Financial for the Amherst Fire Department and assigned it Ordinance O 26 19 after a unanimous roll-call vote.
The Amherst City Council voted unanimously on April 27 to authorize a lease‑to‑purchase agreement for a Pierce pumper for the Amherst Fire Department through Freedom Financial, adopting the ordinance on first reading as an emergency measure.
The clerk read the ordinance summary authorizing the mayor to enter the lease‑purchase contract; after a motion to suspend rules and a second, council adopted the ordinance by roll call, 6 to 0. The clerk indicated the ordinance will be recorded as O 26 19.
Council members did not discuss financing terms or repayment schedule in open session; those details will be finalized through the mayor’s office and the finance department following council authorization.
