Council to consider vehicle purchase, bid advertisements

Avon Lake City Council will move forward on a number of items out of its Public Service Committee, including a vehicle purchase.

At the Feb. 5 collective committee meeting, Ward 1 Councilman Rob James, who chairs the Public Service Committee, said the city wants to buy a new Ford Focus SE for use by the building department budgeted for $16,950 from Kowalski Ford in Avon Lake.

James said the purchase is eligible for the state competitive bidding process; however, the local