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FinCom reviews tight DPW budget and a $190,000 truck proposal
Summary
DPW Director Kirk Metell told the committee his department runs a tight budget; FinCom reviewed a $190,000 truck with trash equipment and a plow package and suggested funding from DPW Stabilization.
DPW Director Kirk Metell told the FinCom the department typically runs a tight budget and tries not to rely on reserve funds. The committee examined DPW staffing lines, overtime pressures and detail differentials for flaggers and on-call pay that have strained the FY26 budget; FY27 was level-funded for overtime, anticipating the addition of a new worker.
FinCom also reviewed a warrant article for a $190,000 truck equipped for trash collection and plowing that would be drivable by all crew members rather than only CDL holders. The committee suggested funding the purchase from the DPW Stabilization account (April 2025 balance cited at $338,000). "The DPW ran a tight Budget using every penny each year," the transcript records, framing the department’s approach to capital requests.
