Approval of the reallocation of funds in the amount of $563,617.19 that was originally allocated for the purchase of a new side-load truck. (Gass/Chaparro)

Initiated By:  Abraham Chaparro

The Solid Waste Department was originally allocated $563,617.19 to purchase a new Battle truck from Bond Equipment. In talking with Bond to get a quote for the truck for this year, the department was informed that there was no delivery date for the vehicle and that it would not come this fiscal year at all. In talks with the Collection Supervisor, it was agreed that for the trucks that are remaining, we would instead do a rebuild for them to last longer.

• $200,000 to 52004341-614012 (M&R Vehicle) for the rebuilding of the two trucks
• $49,950 to stay in 52004341-817505 (Capital Outlay - Equipment) and purchase an Isuzu Truck to be turned into a container truck
• $64,499 to 52004341-735613 (Material-3 yard Metal Container) for purchasing 40 6-yard front load containers and 9 8-yard front load containers. Doing this will change the majority of the city from rear-load to front-load operations.
• $249,168 to 52014342-817504 (Capital Outlay - Infrastructure) for building a concrete pad for the side-load trucks to be able to park on.

The Solid Waste Department is asking for the following budget adjustment:

• $200,000 to 52004341-614012 (M&R Vehicle) 
• $49,950 to stay in 52004341-817505 (Capital Outlay - Equipment)
• $64,499.00 to 52004341-735613 (Material-3 yard Metal Container)
• $249,168 to 52014342-817504 (Capital Outlay - Infrastructure) for building a concrete pad for the sideload trucks to be able to park on.

N/A

The Finance Committee recommended approval 4-1 at its meeting on October 1, 2026. 

Proceed as presented.