The borough manager told council the ladder-equipped vehicle the borough has used to maintain veterans' flags and other high-reach tasks is red-tagged and unsafe for working at height. The vehicle had been purchased previously for $8,000, the manager said; the manufacturer proposed taking the existing unit for parts and providing a refurbished unit in exchange.

"It will be probably worth around $50,000," the manager said of the refurbished truck's value, and the borough would pay roughly $30,000 from capital to complete the transaction, the manager said. The manager said the manufacturer would refurbish the unit, train a borough driver and return it, with an expected turnaround of about 45 days.

Council members discussed logistics and transport costs: options included driving the vehicle to the refurbishment site (an 17–18 hour drive noted in the discussion) or hauling it on a lowboy trailer (which may exceed legal height and cost substantially more). The manager said he would finalize pricing and logistics, and noted a deposit might be required; several council members said they would not vote on the purchase that night.

The manager also said parts and fitment are specific to that manufacturer and that an identical replacement could not be sourced elsewhere. The transcript records no formal vote or procurement authorization during the meeting.