Flashy wheels are way down on City Hall’s list of priorities, but there are still $2.4 million worth of replacements that need to be done to the city’s fleet of 300 vehicles ranging from 4X4s to salting and sanding equipment. Some of the equipment will be needed for snow removal this winter and Councillor Bill Farren tells CHSJ News it’s fine to replace those vehicles…but other vehicles, not so much.
He says he doesn’t see the value in handing out fancier cars when they might then have to lay off the employees who were supposed to drive them.
Councillors Susan Fullerton and Donnie Snook saying it would be wise to wait to hear about the pension before moving on the upgrades. City staff is going to come back with a ranking of what vehicles need to be done and why.
