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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />2023 AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: April 4, 2023 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution to Ratify the Director's <br />Signature on Purchase Order No. 123 for $68,038.63 for a <br />Public Works replacement vehicle. <br />BACKGROUND: Recently, Public Works (PW) crew cab flat bed Ford <br />(2015) blew its motor. Kelleher Ford estimated $20,000 to <br />replace plus loss of use for several months. PW utilizes <br />this vehicle significantly during spring and summer <br />maintenance operations. PW located a local Chevrolet <br />product suitable for our needs and the Director signed the <br />purchase order securing the vehicle before it could be sold <br />to someone else. The Director's purchasing authority is <br />$50,000. The Board is now being asked to ratify the <br />Director's signature on the purchase order. <br />INTERACTION: Public Works. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Resolution to Ratify the Director's signature <br />on PW Purchase Order No. 123 in the amount of <br />$68,038.63. <br />HANDLING: Return one original to Public Works. <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution. <br />LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook, Director. <br />