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& LASWAB 09/05/23) (pg. 3) otion by President Litten, seconded by Vice President Kepple, to defer Resolution 2023-43. M All in favor. Motion passed. Resolution 2023-43 deferred. ***NEW BUSINESS*** 5.Communication from President Litten regarding recodification ordinance. (pg. 4) M otion by President Litten, seconded by Vice President Kepple, to receive and file the communication. All in favor. Motion passed. 6.ORDINANCE 21-2023 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of atleast two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, to approve the editing and inclusion of certain ordinances as parts of the various component codes of the Codified Ordinances and to provide for the publication of such new matter. (pg. 5) Motion by President Litten, seconded by Vice President Kepple, to defer Ordinance 21-2023. All in favor. Motion passed. Ordinance 21-2023 deferred. 7.Communication from Director Rancatore regarding future safety equipment needs(pg. 7) D iscussion: Finance Director Rancatore emphasized that he would like Resolution 2023-49 to be passedas an emergency measure at tonight’s general meeting. Councilmember Bullock expressed concern regarding the adoption of this legislation during tonight’s general meeting since Council does not have context of the full fleet and capital plan for the fire department. He stated that he would like further deliberation to discuss topics such as prices associated with these services, how many ambulances the fire department currently has, and funding sources. Additionally, Councilman Bullock asked if alternative fuel options have been discussed for the ambulance and the boat. If not, he would like to know how this will be implemented in a future discussion. Since Council does not have that context tonight, he requested a more robust discussion before adopting the resolution. In response to a question, Finance Director Rancatore explained that nothing will materially change within the capital budget. He mentioned that if they do not order the vehicles in the current capital budget, the Fire Department will not receive the equipment and resources that it need. Finance Director Rancatore acknowledged that these are major purchases, but he would like to order these vehicles as soon as possible so that the Fire Department is not utilizing broken down vehicles. F ire Chief Dunphy stated that the Fire Department has been rotating ambulances every three years. The department currently has five ambulances. He mentioned that the Fire Department used to be able to budget for an item for one year, order it at the beginning of the next, and then receive it before the end of that next fiscal year. He stated that the Fire Department can no iii