The Palmdale City Council unanimously approved a requisition not to exceed $339,000 to buy six vehicles for community service officers, city public safety staff told the council.

Don Rubio, the city's public safety director, described the item as requisition number 2508807 and said the vehicles are intended for community service officers (CSOs) who take non‑criminal reports, handle code enforcement tasks and free Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies to respond to higher‑priority calls. Rubio said the vehicles will help manage turnover in the CSO office and improve response to non‑emergency community issues.

"They will provide community service officers the ability to go out to the community and take non‑criminal reports ... which enhance the ability of the sheriff's department to make a quick response to the priority calls," Rubio said.

Council members praised the investment as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen public safety and local code enforcement. One council member said the city had examined the sheriff contract and decided to bolster local code enforcement and public‑safety resources rather than rely solely on county policing, and added that response times are already improving.

The motion to approve the purchase was moved and seconded on the floor and passed by voice vote; the clerk recorded four yes votes and the motion passed unanimously.

Ending: The purchase is funded in the city's operating/budget authority for public safety; staff said vehicles will be put into service as new CSOs are onboarded and that the equipment supports the partnership between the city and the sheriff's station.