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Commission approves purchase requisition for vac trailer and related equipment after worker's comp funding
Summary
County public works requested purchase of a high‑pressure vac trailer and other equipment to reduce injury risk during mainline and park repairs; commissioners authorized a purchase requisition and directed finance to track worker's‑comp reimbursements into the parks fund.
County public works requested permission to purchase a Vermeer vac trailer and ancillary equipment after a workers' compensation program provided $35,000 toward equipment and a six‑month wage reimbursement provision following a staff back injury.
Tony described the trailer as a combined high‑pressure washer and large vacuum system used for fine excavation and storm‑drain cleanouts; he provided a procurement estimate for a bundled set of equipment cited at roughly $79,900 for the total package though the vac‑trailer demo quote and financing details varied during discussion. He told the board the trailer offers a way to expose irrigation mains and clean drains with less manual digging and fewer risks of hitting buried utilities.
Commissioners voted to sign a purchase requisition form for a Vermeer vac trailer from the vendor listed, with the majority of the purchase to be funded from a parks account and worker's‑comp funds to be routed into the parks fund to reimburse the purchase. Finance recommended tracking the worker's‑comp money into a parks fund line so the county's budget reporting remains clear.
The board discussed operational uses (fairgrounds, parks, storm drains) and approved the motion.
