The Auburn City Council will have a full morning ahead of them Thursday as they tackle more than a dozen resolutions and a presentation.

If approved, the Auburn Fire Department will welcome a new pumper to its fleet. The councilors will debate the merits of a lease-purchase agreement for $350,000 to pay for a 2008 American LaFrance Custom Pumper.

The truck is expected to last 20 years. Both city manager Mark Palesh and Fire Chief Mike Hammon repeatedly voiced the need for updated vehicles and equipment for the department.

The city put out the bid request for the truck in June and received seven responses, with prices reaching to $402,000. The lowest bidder is American LaFrance LLC of Hamburg. The company stated it can build the vehicle in 340 days, but have agreed to provide a loaner vehicle in the meantime.

The firm also offered a cash discount for leasing the vehicle and offered the highest trade-in value on surplus vehicles.

The city will pay $80,000 for five years, but can purchase the vehicle at the contract's end for $1.

Meanwhile, the Auburn Police Department may join forces with the Cayuga County Sheriff's Department to provide police assistance to each other. The county Legislature passed the resolution on June 26.

The agreement allows the agencies to work with each other, even if that requires them to work outside their usual regions of employment. The contract is voluntary and does not place an obligation on either to respond to all requests for mutual assistance.

Read the full report in Tuesday's edition of The Citizen.