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plow route and it is just used to grade the gravel roads it should have a number of good years left <br />in it. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove said she is comfortable with the two new snow plows. She mentioned <br />she was not sure if prices will change from now to the beginning of 2023 <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated he generally agrees. He mentioned that a snow plow was <br />budgeted for in the capital outlay worksheet. He added that the numbers on the budget worksheet <br />and the numbers City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby gave differ. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby explained the one on the budget worksheet <br />is a tandem and the ones he requested are single axles. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if the two requested would replace the budget line item. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby said no because the line item request is a <br />replacement unit and the two new snow plows would be brand new units in addition to the one on <br />the capital outlay budget. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley added next year’s budget has not been set and this is looking at locking in <br />something for the year beyond that. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby believes there is now time to push this off <br />and it can be discussed at the beginning of 2023. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley added it is a good discussion. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove mentioned this would take off the cost of the grader later on since the <br />grader is in the CIP. She thinks getting two snow plows for the increased work is valuable. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff agreed; however, he does not think any decisions need to be made <br />today and it can be talked about in January or February. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley asked if everyone was generally in agreement that it will be further discussed <br />and finalized later. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht asked if costs will go up within the next few months. He added he is <br />comfortable with waiting until January to discuss but if costs go up he would rather see the order <br />placed now. <br /> <br />City Engineer/Interim Public Works Director Westby shared there is about a 15%-20% increase <br />from 2022 to 2023, so 17% was added to the estimates to account for this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if it is an 18 month timeline would it be a 2024 budget item <br />regardless. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / September 13, 2022 <br />Page 12 of 16 <br /> <br />