AGENDA REQUEST
GENERAL DISCUSSION ITEM
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Discussion concerning revisions to the Heavy Equipment capital plan.
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Background:
With the change of demands on the Highway Department, and the increased capital costs of different types of equipment that also require heavy life-cycle maintenance costs, the Public Works Department has realigned its plan for its in-house heavy equipment fleet. This move has been alluded to in the last two budgets.
Sweeping and catch basin cleaning services are seasonal and are on the lower end of the cost-benefit scale of maintaining required equipment in-house. These services may be suitably accomplished/acquired either through contracting out or rental of equipment. Our catch basin cleaner and sweeper are 20 and 22 years old, respectively, and though still in fairly good working order will need costly refurbishment again relatively soon, if not replacement. Thus, we have decided to liquidate them through GovDeals while there is still significant residual value.
On the other hand, the addition of a rubber-tired excavator would expand our capacity for handling many routine infrastructure needs. We have rented such a unit each of the last two fiscal years to handle specific needs but have a number of typical tasks for which this unit will be more consistently utilized.
With the auction income and other ongoing revenue to supplement the present account balance, we anticipate adequate funding to purchase the excavator now. Additionally, these moves will not alter the required long-term appropriations plan for this fund for the life-cycle needs of the heavy equipment fleet in general.
Department Comment/Recommendation:
This item is informational simply to keep the Town Council informed as to actual actions that have now been taken in keeping with previous general references.
Meeting Action Details:
Finance Committee Meeting 10/19/2022:
File #: 22639 Version: 1
Type: General Discussion-Agenda Item
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