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Police chief requests $11,000 budget adjustment after patrol car accident; department cites self-insurance
Summary
Chief of Police Joe Zakowski asked council to adjust the 2025 police vehicle repair budget after a recently purchased patrol car was damaged in an incident; the department said the city is self-insured and the cost is not expected to be recovered from an insurer.
Chief of Police Joe Zakowski told councilmembers Monday that one of the department’s nearly-new patrol cars — about 10,000 miles — was damaged in an accident and requires roughly $11,000 in repairs, including about $2,000 in parts that the department mechanic can install and additional body work to be contracted out.
"There's very you know, that line is just about out, but putting this money…
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