Finance Committee - 08/19/2020 Page 3
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
We have a quorum.
Mayor Donchess
Oh, thank you.
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
Mayor Donchess
Alright, we will go to Communications but before that we also | see have Alderman Cleaver. We have Chief
Rhodes and Assistant Chief Walker. We have Alderman Dowd, we have Kelly Parkinson, the Purchasing
Manager, Tim Cummings, Economic Development Director, there’s Alderman Dowd. We have John Griffin,
CFO and maybe others that | cannot see.
In any event the first Communication is from Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager.
COMMUNICATIONS
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Scheduled Replacement Mechanic/Fleet Vehicle
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND APPROVE THE
REPLACEMENT OF A 2009 FORD F350 4 X 4 PICKUP TRUCK AND PURCHASE A 2020 FORD 4 X 4
SDR/CRS F350 PICKUP TRUCK IN THE MECHANICS DIVISION IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,302.96 TO
HILLSOBORO FORD, LIGHT AND GRAPHIC, AND ADAMSON INDUSTRIES. FUNDING WILL BE
THROUGH THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND (CERF), BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Now | believe Chief Rhodes is here on this, | presume?
Brian Rhodes, Nashua Fire Chief
| am, good evening. Thank you Mr. Mayor and thank you to the Honorable Board Members who are here and
glad to see Alderman O’Brien is up and taking nourishment, that’s good to see sir. So this replacement
actually is a vehicle for our mechanics division that we deferred last year. It should have been replaced in last
year’s Fiscal CERF Budget. It is truly needed. Our mechanics, well it’s an F-350 and it is a heavy duty truck
based upon the needs and the requirements that we have for it. Our mechanics plow all seven of our locations
of snow in the winter. They haul heavy duty truck parts around. They move, as you can imagine, the tires for
our apparatus are extremely heavy, so this is again it is a planned replacement, it’s one year overdue and we
did come in under the amount that was authorized for us to spend.
Mayor Donchess
Ok very good. Any questions or comments; yes, Alderman O’Brien.
