To: Ellen Ellenburg, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: Barry June, Parks and Recreation Director
title
RE: Parks Expense - Spartan Distributors
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Parks and Recreation staff requests the approval of an expense to Spartan Distributors for the purchase of two (2) TORO Groundsmaster 5900 mowers, in an amount not to exceed $268,445.07.
BACKGROUND:
Parks equipment is used to maintain over 11,000 acres of land. The 5900 mowers are larger and cover more land, requiring less time and manpower.
DISCUSSION:
These mowers are replacement mowers. The two they will be replacing are 10 and 11 years old.
OMNIA Contract #2017025
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Budgeted expense to be paid from account 6665-000.00-156.000.
NO USE OF GENERAL FUND.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Having well maintained equipment ensures our ability to maintain the land efficiently and effectively for use by residents and visitors of Genesee County.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Parks and Recreation Director to authorize an expenditure and Purchase Order to Spartan Distributors, in an amount not to exceed $268,445.07, for the purchase of two (2) TORO Groundsmaster 5900 mowers, said expenditure to be paid from account 6665-000.00-156.000, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the February 7, 2024 meeting of the Public Works Committee of this Board).