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Select Board approves five‑year warranty for new Western Star truck
Summary
Road Commissioner recommended a five‑year warranty to limit out‑of‑warranty repair costs; the Board approved the warranty and recommended the Capital Asset Planning Committee fund it from the truck's capital expense line.
Road Commissioner Dan Libby asked the Select Board to approve a five‑year extended warranty for the newly purchased Western Star truck to avoid large repair bills not covered by ordinary maintenance.
Libby explained the warranty would cover major mechanical failures and said the purchase made sense because recent out‑of‑warranty repairs (oil pan and radiator) had been covered under warranty for another truck. “It's for five years. It covers everything except tires, brakes and oil changes,” Libby said. The cost figure cited in the discussion varied in the record; Libby said the warranty cost is $5,350, and the motion recorded asked approval for $5,530 to be expended from the truck’s capital expense line.
Chair Jon Morris moved to approve the warranty and recommended that the Capital Asset Planning Committee approve expending the money from the Western Star capital expense line; the motion passed unanimously (Ayes: 3 / Nays: 0 / Abstains: 0).
Next steps: the Board recommended the Capital Asset Planning Committee authorize the fund transfer to purchase the warranty and staff will return documentation of funding approval.
