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Select Board authorizes $72,819.61 cruiser purchase from Cortina funds
Summary
The board authorized the police department to buy a cruiser for $72,819.61 from the Cortina (hotel) fund and allowed the board chair to sign the quote; the vote was unanimous.
The Town of Rutland Select Board on March 11 authorized the police department to purchase a patrol cruiser for $72,819.61 and approved using Cortina (hotel) funds and department depreciation to pay for the vehicle.
Town staff and the police committee presented a revised vendor quote for $72,819.61. Committee members reported that the town has funds available in the police depreciation account and in the Cortina fund and that buying the cruiser outright would save taxpayers interest costs compared with financing. The board voted to authorize the purchase and to permit the board chair to sign the vendor quote when required.
Deputy Chief Washburn and members of the police committee described alternate financing options, including potential leasing through TD Bank, but the board chose to expend available local funds for this purchase.
The motion to purchase passed unanimously. The chair was authorized to sign the vendor quote on behalf of the town when needed; the department will follow procurement and invoicing procedures to complete the transaction.
