Finance Committee - 07/07/2021 Page 14
Mayor Donchess
Alderwoman Lu.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. How often do you change the shirts? What's the life of your shirts?
Deputy Rourke
It depends on the officer.
Alderwoman Lu
It’s not realistic to think they’d last the 6 years so will you then be paying for upgrades?
Deputy Rourke
Again so we have a high standard of uniforms, if you don’t look sharp in uniform you are sent back to the
locker room to get a new shirt, put a new shirt on. So if you are not fit for duty in a proper uniform, neat, clean
and professional then it is on you to replace uniforms. Just like every year we have a clothing allowance, guys
are supposed to update their own uniforms with that money and they do.
Alderwoman Lu
And so — a follow up — but won’t you have to send all of your new uniforms to this company to modify it?
Deputy Rourke
Yeah when someone gets a new uniform and that would be the officer’s responsibility after their 5 shirts and
then their $200.00 that would be on the officer to replace their own shirt and get it done.
Alderwoman Lu
| see, its part of their allowance. | see, OK. Thank you.
Deputy Rourke
Sure.
Mayor Donchess
Anyone else? (There were none.)
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: FY22 Biodiesel Contract in the amount not to exceed $30,425 funded from accounts 61307 Diesel Fuel (186
Transportation)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AWARD THE
CONTRACT FOR BIODIESEL FUEL TO BROCO OIL, INC., OF HAVERHILL, MA, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $30,425. FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 186 TRANSPORTATION; FUND:
61307 DIESEL FUEL
