A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Vice Mayor Byington explained that this is a supplemental appropriation ordinance to purchase a new refuse packer for use by the Public Works Department. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was planned as a 2022 purchase. However, delivery of large trucks and other equipment has been significantly slowed by the pandemic due to manufacturing and supply chain disruptions. Prices are also trending up, and city staff believes the cost will rise even higher if in 2022 to purchase this packer truck.

To ensure that delivery delays do not impact the city’s refuse operations, and to take advantage of current pricing, the City Manager has recommended ordering the refuse packer in 2021. It will replace a 2000 model year refuse packer that is at the end of its useful life.

This supplemental appropriation will transfer $280,000 from the city’s General Fund to the General Equipment Replacement Fund, and then authorizes an additional amount of $280,000 to be expended from the General Equipment Replacement Fund to purchase the refuse packer.

Thereupon, it was moved by Vice Mayor Byington and seconded by Mr. Stephens that the second reading be waived and that the ordinance be passed tonight.

Mayor Duncan noted that four yes votes are required in order to waive the second reading of the ordinance.

Upon call of the roll on the question of the motion, the following vote was recorded:

There being five (5) yea votes and no (0) nay votes thereon, said ordinance was declared duly passed and it was so ordered.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Vice Mayor Byington explained that this is another supplemental appropriation ordinance that will allow the city to make some significant improvements at the Public Works Center.

The Public Works Department has been developing a plan to upgrade the 24/7 public-access recycling center, and that project was scheduled to take place in 2022. The project would relocate the center from its current location in the dog park parking lot to a larger area at the southwest corner of the Public Works yard. It would create a more efficient drop-off operation. Additionally, it would create a safer environment for users of the center by removing it from the