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Council trims police vehicle CIP by $38,500 after chief warns removing frontline cruisers would be risky
Summary
The council voted to reduce the police vehicle capital-improvement request from $320,000 to $281,500, cutting one backline vehicle but keeping outfitting funds; Police Chief testified frontline vehicle removals risk higher mileage and maintenance problems.
The Rochester City Council amended the police department’s FY26 capital-improvement request, voting to reduce the cash request by $38,500 after hearing from Police Chief (title used in meeting) about fleet needs.
Councilors debated removing a backline vehicle and its outfitting costs. The chief said last year’s plan reallocated an existing vehicle to support parking enforcement and the requested…
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