Approve an ordinance authorizing the total appropriation of $12,494,000 from fund: Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800), for side loader trucks, rear loader trucks and refuse vehicles for the Solid Waste department.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Director of Finance recommends that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the total appropriation of $12,494,000 out of the following fund: Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800), for side loader trucks, rear loader trucks and refuse vehicles for the Solid Waste department.
The appropriation will cover purchases of side loader trucks, rear loader trucks and refuse vehicles for the Solid Waste Department. These vehicles will enable the city to reduce costs and improve delivery times for our communities.
This appropriation ordinance is required to provide funding for the purchase of capital equipment (vehicles). SPD will return to Council at a later date to authorize purchase orders for the planned vehicle purchases.
FISCAL NOTE:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Melissa Dubowski
Chief Business Officer/Finance Director
Finance Department