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Council authorizes mayor to acquire one surplus truck at bid price or lower
Summary
The council authorized the mayor to purchase one of two surplus trucks at the bid price or lower, after amending an initial motion to limit the action to selecting from available surplus bids rather than unconstrained purchases.
Councilmembers discussed authorizing the mayor to seek bids for and potentially purchase a city truck, then clarified the motion so the mayor would be authorized to acquire one of two identified surplus trucks at the bid price or lower. After questions about the specific procedure, a member restated the clarified motion and the council approved it on roll call.
Council discussion focused on whether to authorize bidding or to permit direct purchase from surplus inventory; the council settled on authorizing the mayor to purchase one of two currently bid surplus trucks at the bid price or lower. "We are authorizing the mayor to purchase 1 of the 2 surplus trucks that we have the bids on right now at that price or lower," said one councilmember clarifying the motion. The clerk recorded the roll-call votes in favor.
