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Fire Chief requests the City Council approve the ordinance transferring funds within the Fire Department budget. 9. Lackawanna City Council Honorable Fred Marrano, President City Hall – Room 217 714 Ridge Road Lackawanna, NY 14218 Dear Council Members, I am requesting to transfer the following funds within the Fire Department budget: $40,000.00 from 3410.0100 Personal Services into 3410.0443 Repairs to Buildings and Equipment. The reason for this request is due to numerous unexpected repair bills for all of our fire trucks. Our fleet is aging and the frequency and cost of the repairs have increased. In this budget year, we have spent more than $89,000 (with 1 outstanding invoice for E-1) in repairs to all of our trucks. These repairs are necessary to ensure our apparatus are able to respond to every emergency call we receive. The $89,000 represents almost the entire Repairs to Buildings and Equipment (3410.0443) budget line. This budget line also covers repairs to our buildings and any other equipment repairs we may experience. For reference, here is a list of our fire apparatus: Engine 3 2020 E-One Pumper Engine 1 2013 Rosenbauer Pumper Engine 6 2023 Rosenbauer Ladder Platform Engine 11 2002 American LaFrance Pumper Engine 10 1995 Spartan Pumper Ladder 4 2006 American LaFrance Ladder Platform This transfer will allow the department to cover all of the repair invoices for the current budget year. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. JAMES J. FINO, FIRE CHIEF Moved by Marrano second by Anderson to receive and file, act on ordinance. Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano Carried 5-0 ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025-2026 BUDGET ORDINANCES ADOPTED JUNE 9, 2025. BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City Lackawanna, New York, as follows: SECTION 1. That the 2025-2026 Budget Ordinance adopted June 9, 2025, is hereby amended to transfer budget appropriations for Personnel Services to Repairs to Buildings and Equipment within the Fire Department.