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MEMO
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Tom Montgomery
Date: April 1, 2008
Re: Authorize Water Department Budget Adjustment for Purchase of Replacement
Air Compressors
The Public Works Department has two portable small air compressors; one
purchased in 1975, the other in 1979. The State Inspector recently inspected the two air
compressors and informed us that the air compressors were no longer up to state code and
could not be certified. Our options are to modify the existing tanks by installing a
pressure relief valve and lowering the operating pressure of the tanks, or purchase new air
compressors. Given the age of the two air compressors, I am recommending replacing
the two air compressors.
Replacing the two air compressors will cost a total of $925. The 2008 Public
Works budget did not include funding for this replacement; however the purchase of two
pickup trucks for Utilities came in about $12,000 under budget. Council is request to
approve a budget adjustment for the Water Fund allowing the purchase of the two
replacement air compressors from the Capital Outlay budget.
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