Village of Laurium

Public Hearing/Special Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Present for Roll Call: Bausano, Junot, Koskiniemi, Lanctot, Rastello and Turner.

Guests: Paul Baroni, Sean Jacques, Jon Koskiniemi, James Lemler, Daniel Mukavetz, Sarah Philamalee, Kevin Pomasl, Edward M. Vertin, Roger Wetelainen, Betty Zei, David Zei, Susan Zei and Daniel Zubiena.

The Public Hearing/Special Meeting was called to order by President Bausano at 5:30PM.

The purpose of this Public Hearing/Special Meeting was to discuss the grant/loan from Rural Development to purchase a fire truck and police vehicle and take action on the purchase of such items.

President Bausano opened the floor to public comment and none was received.

Two bids on a new fire pumper were reviewed. The bid from Oshkosh Fire and Police Equipment was for $237,883.00 and a bid from Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. was for $227,495.00. A motion was made by Rastello and seconded by Koskiniemi to accept the bid for a new fire pumper from Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. for $227,495.00. $227,000.00 would be covered in the grant/loan and $495.00 would need to come from Village of Laurium funds. Carried 6-0.

Only Parkway Chevrolet submitted bids for police vehicles. Trade-in of the old Tahoe is factored into all prices. The bid for a Chevrolet Tahoe was $29,759.93 with a 5-year warranty and $25,504.93 without the warranty. The bid for a Chevrolet Impala was $19,250.55 with a 5-year warranty and $14,995.55 without the warranty. A great deal of discussion was held over which option should be chosen. A motion was made by Lanctot and seconded by Turner to table the matter of which police vehicle to purchase until the regular council meeting next Tuesday, October 19, 2004. At this time, answers will be available for questions that came up in the discussion. Carried 6-0.

At 6:40PM, a motion was made by Junot and seconded by Lanctot to adjourn.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia M. Golus, Clerk

Village of Laurium