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Police present $1.6M FY21 fleet need; lead time and repair costs complicate replacement plan
Summary
Police logistics and operations staff told the commission the department needs about $1.6 million for FY21 vehicle replacements and additions (19 replacements, 10 additions, one community-service vehicle) and warned a 12–14 month procurement lead time requires budgeting well in advance.
Captain Andrew Clark and Sergeant Ray Shaw presented the police department’s vehicle needs on July 19, laying out a roughly $1.6 million estimate for FY21 to replace 19 vehicles and add 10 more, plus a community service aide vehicle or an interim conversion. Clark and Shaw said the department maintains about 372 vehicles (173 marked, 117 unmarked, 82 specialty) and that the collective-bargaining replacement standard for marked patrol cars is either eight years or 140,000 miles. They reported multiple total-loss vehicles in FY21 and noted risk-management recoveries for wrecked vehicles recover only…
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