Council approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to buy a 2024 Chevy Silverado police pickup at state term contract pricing not to exceed $62,000 after a suspension-of-rules vote passed. A separate resolution to purchase a 2025 Ford F550 dump/service truck at state contract pricing, not to exceed $117,000, failed to pass under suspension and will return for second reading.

Why it matters: The purchases affect fleet readiness and winter-season preparedness for the service department. Councilors asked whether prices included required upfitting and equipment; staff said state‑term pricing included the total package for each vehicle.

On the police truck (Resolution 2025-R-18), councilors asked whether quoted pricing included vehicle modifications; administration confirmed it covered the full required package. The council then voted to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution in the same meeting; roll-call votes recorded a majority in favor.

On the service truck (Resolution 2025-R-19), council debated timing and delivery expectations for a vehicle needed for winter operations. During the suspension vote for the dump-truck resolution, the roll call produced a split result; the clerk recorded the motion as failing suspension (4–3), and the measure will proceed to second reading rather than being adopted immediately.

Councilors asked staff to provide arrival timelines after ordering and to confirm whether state contract ordering schedules would meet seasonal needs. Staff said the April 11 memo indicated the dump-truck total price and noted that additional delivery timing information would be provided to council prior to final adoption.

The police purchase is authorized; the dump/service-truck purchase will return for further consideration and an updated timetable for delivery.