An $840,000 bulk-fuel agreement was recently approved between the city of Apache Junction and Senergy Petroleum LLC for a term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
The fuel also will be used by the water and sewer districts and the Superstition Fire and Medical District, with those entities reimbursing the city.
The Apache Junction City Council voted unanimously Aug. 5 as part of a consent agenda with other items to approve an agreement using a state cooperative contract.
The city last year entered into an agreement with the same business for $840,000 in bulk fuel for July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025, Public Works Director Ted Wolff said at a June 2 council work session.
Mayor Chip Wilson asked if the same dollar value was needed this year and Wolff said yes it was the same amount.
Vice Mayor Robert Schroeder asked how much the city used last year.
“I think we were closer to about $780,000 is my recollection, but I am not certain. That was for all city vehicles,” Wolff said.
Any general fund money in the budget not used is rolled into the city’s savings account, Assistant City Manager Matt Busby said.
“It is not a hard price that we paid,” Councilmember Darryl Cross said.
“We don‘t pay upfront; we only pay what we utilize,” Busby said.
City Attorney Joel Stern said the fuel is also used by the water, sewer and fire districts.
“They do reimburse,” he said.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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