Council items at a glance: sewer crane purchase, SHI contract, deductible payment and crossing-guard hires

Finance staff presented a proposed resolution to authorize spending $192,740 from the city sewer-system reserve to purchase a new crane truck to support sewer maintenance; the presenter said the sewer reserve balance is $1,500,000. The presenter noted some capital expenditures require a roll-call vote.

Other items on the accounts and finance agendas included approval to pay a deductible invoice of $2,133.01 to Nimer, an award of RFP 2026-17 for commercial real-estate services, and a technology agreement with SHI International for hardware and services with the 2026 amount to not exceed $12,000. The council also approved hiring-freeze exemptions that do not add headcount: converting part-time summer recreation staff to program counselors and restoring school crossing guards to payroll for the school year.