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Council questions vehicle purchases and city‑manager purchasing authority; staff says purchases were budgeted
Summary
Councilmembers pressed staff Feb. 18 about recent vehicle purchases and whether local vendors had an opportunity to compete; staff said purchases were budgeted and sometimes made through cooperative contracts rather than local RFPs.
Councilmembers used the purchasing report on Feb. 18 to question recent vehicle purchases and the limits of city‑manager purchasing authority.
Councilmember Gutierrez reviewed a purchasing report that listed several vehicle acquisitions for police and other departments, including payments to Diversified Leasing (2025 Honda Odyssey and 2025 Honda Pilot), DWWCT LLC (2023 Nissan Altima) and National Auto Fleet…
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