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Council questions fleet plan as police shift to Ford hybrid patrols; parks trucks to be auctioned
Summary
Councilmembers asked staff detailed questions about proposals to replace parks maintenance trucks and seven police patrol vehicles, focusing on disposal of old vehicles, auction proceeds, brand familiarity and the police department’s fleet age profile.
Farmers Branch council members pressed staff on two replacement vehicle purchases on Feb. 4: a parks and recreation truck replacement package and the purchase of seven police patrol vehicles.
Kevin Reinartz, fleet operations manager, said the city intends to decommission the replaced parks trucks and sell them at auction. "We'll auction them. Decommission them, strip them out, and, make sure we get a good sale for them on the back end," Reinartz said. He told council that…
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