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<br />Acting Mayor Riley stated that he believes that requires a further discussion. He said that his <br />understanding was that if either of these were taken out of next year’s budget then it no longer hits <br />the general levy. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund confirmed. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley stated that this helps the Council’s discussion now and moves the discussion <br />for equipment certificates to next year. He asked the Council if they were comfortable with this <br />idea. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht asked about Fire Chief Kohner’s request for additional fire equipment next <br />year and if the 12 to 18 month timeline was the same for that. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kohner said yes and explained that the tanker and equipment the fire department will <br />be looking at in 2024 would have a long lead time and he cannot imagine it would be any less than <br />18 months. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht asked if the current tanker would be operational long enough to <br />accommodate this timeline or if it should be ordered now. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kohner explained that the fire department is doing its best to manage the current tanker <br />from a maintenance standpoint. He said that as of today the fire department is managing; however, <br />when dealing with a truck that is 25 years old things could change in six months. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if it is more likely that the rescue truck will last two years or if <br />the tanker should be authorized this year to be paid in 2024 and have the rescue truck authorized <br />after that. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kohner noted that the lead times affect the decision on when to place the orders, so <br />when looking at the replacement schedule it is based on lead times two years ago and earlier. He <br />explained that as these dates are looked at further and pushed back it could put the fire department <br />in a bind with the tanker. He added that he will take a look at this and consult with the vendor to <br />get a better hold on the timeline and to see which unit will have a longer life. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund asked for a final confirmation if Council would like to see the police video <br />cameras and the unmanned aerial vehicle be removed. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley asked the Council if they were comfortable with this. He added that the <br />cameras are committed, it is just being removed from this year’s budget. <br /> <br />The Council was comfortable with these decisions. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley moved on to discussion of personnel requests. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / August 23, 2022 <br />Page 11 of 16 <br /> <br />