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Council approves replacement and upfitting for fire department SUV after crash; city to use reserves pending insurance recovery
Summary
Council approved purchasing a replacement 2024 Ford Expedition and an upfitting budget amendment after a department vehicle was totaled in a crash; the city's insurer reimbursed about $39,000, the replacement found cost $59,620, and the city will use reserves to cover the gap while pursuing restitution and insurer subrogation.
Council members voted to approve a budget amendment to purchase a replacement 2024 Ford Expedition and to fund upfitting after the department's vehicle was totaled in a collision. The vehicle, used by an assistant chief, was struck while Chief Scornia was returning from a call; the city received an insurance appraisal of roughly $39,000 for the totaled vehicle. Jerry, presenting the request, said the person who struck the department vehicle carried the state-minimum liability insurance and that Travelers — the city's insurer — appraised the totaled vehicle at about $39,000. Jerry said the city paid…
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