Sherman council members will be asked Monday to sign off on a new ambulance, two pieces of heavy equipment for city crews and the second annual payment on the police department's camera system, all grouped on the consent agenda for the 5 p.m. meeting at City Hall, 220 W. Mulberry St.
The council approves the consent list with a single motion; any member or resident can ask to have an item pulled and debated on its own.
The purchases
- Ambulance, $380,381. The fire department would buy a Type 1 Frazer ambulance from Grapevine Dodge through the H-GAC purchasing cooperative. It replaces a 2016 Ram 4500 ambulance, according to the staff report.
- Excavator, $127,380. Utility Services would get a 308CR SBX excavator from Holt Cat through Sourcewell, replacing a 2014 Case machine.
- Steel drum roller, $94,411. The Street Maintenance Department would add a 55-inch double steel drum roller, also from Holt Cat through Sourcewell. Staff describes it as an addition to the fleet, not a replacement.
The three items total $602,172. All were budgeted in the 2026-27 Fleet Replacement Fund, and staff says the ambulance and roller will be paid for with tax notes.
Cameras
A separate payment authorization covers year two of the city's agreement with Motorola Solutions for police body cameras, in-car video and cloud storage. The cost is $134,000 a year under a state Department of Information Resources contract, and the IT department says the amount is within this year's budget.
Also on the consent list
- An annual agreement with the Texoma Council of Governments covering equipment bought with federal Homeland Security grant money and handed to the city. Staff calls the annual agreement a net gain, since the equipment is paid for with federal funds.
- The quarterly investment report. The city's operating portfolio stood at about $49.3 million on Sept. 30, down $12.4 million from the prior quarter as money came out of local government investment pools and some securities matured. It earned 4.00%, below the 4.54% one-year Treasury benchmark the city uses. A separate portfolio of borrowed money for projects held $53.6 million.
- A request to shut the 100 blocks of North Travis and East Wall streets from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, for a car show and block party.
Sources
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