Brockton City Council approves $170,000 transfer to buy 10 police vehicles
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Summary
The Brockton City Council voted to transfer $170,000 from police salaries to capital to purchase 10 police vehicles after suspending the rules and approving the order by roll call.
BROCKTON — The Brockton City Council on June 16 approved a $170,000 transfer from police full-time salaries to the police vehicle account to purchase 10 vehicles.
The transfer was approved after Councilor Bridal moved to suspend the council’s rules so the council could act on the item at the special meeting. The council then voted on adoption by roll call; Councilor Farwell, Councilor Lally, Councilor Nicastro, Councilor Rodriguez, Councilor Texara and Councilor Thompson voted in the affirmative, recorded as six yes votes. A later motion for reconsideration failed.
The transfer followed a communication to the council from the police chief asking that $170,000 be moved from police personal services to police department vehicles to fund the purchase of 10 vehicles. The council’s action authorizes that transfer for the remainder of the fiscal year; no additional conditions were stated in the meeting.
Attorney Dr. Clarkson was noted as present at the meeting for questions about the item, and the clerk conducted the roll call vote. The council did not debate the merits of the vehicle purchases at length during the special session and gave no additional direction to staff beyond approving the transfer and declining the motion for reconsideration.
The transfer will change department-level line items for the remainder of fiscal year 2025–26; the council did not at the special meeting specify delivery timelines, vehicle models or any procurement details. Those implementation details were not discussed or set during the session.
