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Cleveland Heights authorizes purchase and upfitting of five 2025 Ford hybrid police interceptors
Summary
Council approved Resolution Nos. 031-2025 and 032-2025 to buy five 2025 Ford utility hybrid police interceptors from Ken Ganley Ford Inc. and to contract Hall Public Safety Outfitters for upfitting. Council discussed additional future costs for mobile data terminals and radio equipment and possible funding sources.
Cleveland Heights City Council on Feb. 24 approved two resolutions authorizing agreements to purchase and outfit five 2025 Ford utility hybrid police interceptors for the Cleveland Heights Police Department.
Resolution No. 031-2025 authorizes an agreement with Ken Ganley Ford Inc. for purchase of the five 2025 Ford utility hybrid police interceptors. Resolution No. 032-2025 authorizes an agreement with Hall Public Safety Outfitters for purchase and installation of upfitting equipment for those vehicles. Both measures were introduced by Mayor Seren and approved by voice vote as emergency measures during the special meeting.
Mayor Seren said the vehicles were difficult to find and explained that additional expenses will come later in the year after the city completes its budget process. The mayor said two categories of additional cost are expected after vehicle purchase and upfitting: $18,400 total for mobile data terminals (state contract pricing) and $46,800 total for in-car and portable radio equipment to be procured through Chagrin Valley Dispatch. "They'll come separately, and they are going to come after these purchases of the cars," Mayor Seren said, adding that the city may pay for those items from a different fund than Fund 402.
Councilwoman Larson sought and received clarification on the cost figures: "The $18,000 and the $48,000 additional, is that per vehicle?" she asked. Mayor Seren replied, "That's a total." Council discussion also included praise for administration efforts to locate and secure the vehicles before pricing shifts; a council member noted it had been difficult to find these vehicles and thanked staff for securing them.
The mayor and staff said the radio and data-terminal purchases are not being included in the current temporary budget because the need is not immediate and because the items may be paid from the law enforcement fund or the drug law enforcement fund rather than Fund 402. No roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript; both resolutions passed by voice vote.
Council also noted that the city will finalize funding sources and include the additional equipment costs in the permanent budget later in the year.
