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Board approves purchase of 12 police vehicles, authorizes $300,000 down payment
Summary
At its April 20 meeting the Franklin Board of Public Works and Safety voted to move forward with the purchase of 10 Dodge Durangos and two trucks for the Police Department, authorize trade-ins and use $300,000 from Board of Works capital toward the purchase; lease documents will return to the board for formal approval.
FRANKLIN, Ind. — The Franklin Board of Public Works and Safety on April 20 voted to proceed with the purchase of 12 vehicles for the Police Department — 10 Dodge Durangos and two trucks — and to authorize trade-ins and a $300,000 down payment from Board of Works capital toward the acquisition.
The vote cleared staff to finalize vehicle procurement and to present lease documents for formal approval at a future meeting. Brett Jones, the city's fleet manager, told the board he had sought competitive lease rates through the Indiana Bond Bank's Hoosier Equipment Leasing Program and that the city's application initially returned a 4.65% rate; after accounting…
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