Finance Committee - 04/15/2020 Page 14
Shawn Smith, Plant Operations Director (School Department)
Yes for both of them.
Mayor Donchess
| don’t know why this says Community Development. But this is Shaun Smith, he doesn’t often come before us, but he is
the head of Grounds & Maintenance for the School Department.
Shawn Smith, Plant Operations Director (School Department)
This is my maiden voyage on this sort of platform so bear with me.
Mayor Donchess
So could you fill us in on what is going to happen with the vehicles that are being replaced?
Shawn Smith, Plant Operations Director (School Department)
Yes so, we have done two things, typically when | first replace vehicles they go into my stand-by fleet and | use those for
when a regular trades or grounds vehicle needs to go into the shop for any sort of repair. | also use them in the
summertime when our ranks swell and we bring on summer grounds personnel. But at any one time, | have two vehicles
typically sitting on the side that have been replaced with new vehicles. So what is going to happen this time, is those two
vehicles | have currently have sitting on the sideline will either go in as part of a trade to reduce the cost or go to Mr.
Kooken. A couple weeks ago he suggested that we go with the City Auction, which | am certainly willing to do.
Mayor Donchess
So the answer is the current replacement vehicles will either be traded in or auctioned to either reduce the purchase price
or bring in some funds, correct
Shawn Smith, Plant Operations Director (School Department)
That’s correct.
Alderman Klee
So Mr. Mayor, may | have a follow up then? So you said that they would go in as a possible trade-in or we would do the
auction. If we did the auction obviously it would be after we purchase this. So if we did the auction, would that money go
into revenue, would that come back to the CERF Funds, how would that be handled? If we didn’t do it as a trade-in.
Mayor Donchess
Good question. | think that it would actually come to the General Fund. It could be redirected into CERF if the Board of
Aldermen voted that way, but otherwise it would go into the General Fund.
Alderman Klee
That's fine, thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Any other questions or comments? Now we are on still the first one, the warehouse box truck. Is there any other
discussion? Would the Clerk please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman Klee, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman O’Brien, Mayor Donchess 7
