By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY
MARGATE – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Dec. 7 approved a holiday wish list of expenditures that department heads requested in a capital bond ordinance approved in November. It also approved three-year contracts with five employees of the Recreation Department, one in the Public Works Department and it appointed another to the top position in the department.
The board approved equipment and vehicle purchases for the Fire and Public Works departments and Beach Patrol under cooperative purchasing or state approved contractors, including:
Fire Department
- $758,426 for a Metro Star 1250 GPM pumper truck
Public Works
- $227,765 for a street sweeper
- $61,344 Ford 250 4-wheel drive pickup truck
- $80,101 for a Ford 250 4-wheel drive pickup truck
Beach Patrol
- $39,171 for a Dodge Ram 1500 4×4 pickup truck
Fire Chief Dan Adams said the pumper truck could be delivered by the end of 2024. The department will sell a reserve engine to reduce costs.
The board also approved three-year contracts for five employees of the Recreation Department, a sanitation inspector for the Public Works Department and it promoted Assistant Public Works Superintendent Pat Powers to the position of Public Works Superintendent. He replaces retired Public Works Superintendent Frank Ricciotti.
The employees will receive 15 sick days and between 12 and 23 vacation days. Salaries range from $46,048 to $99,605 in the first year to $48,379 to $110,700 in the final year of the contracts.
Powers will receive 20 vacation days, 15 sick days, and a base pay of $165,000 for 2024, $169,000 for 2025 and $173,000 for 2026.
In other business, city Solicitor John Scott Abbott discussed procedures for applying for a $3 million grant that could fund the purchase of land for parking. The city will need to provide a letter of intent to sell from a property owner and an appraisal by the deadline in January.
The board also announced future capital meetings will be held at 5 p.m. with the regular meeting immediately following.
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