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Council reviews staff recommendation to buy four police patrol vehicles; vote not recorded in transcript
Summary
City staff recommended buying four police-package patrol vehicles through cooperative purchasing; staff gave a not-to-exceed outfitting cost and identified funding from the capital asset replacement fund. A motion and second were made but the transcript does not record the final vote tally.
City staff told the Benbrook City Council on Oct. 2 that bids were solicited through cooperative purchasing programs for four replacement police patrol vehicles and that the lowest per-vehicle bid came through Texas Buy Board.
Commander David Martin said the per-vehicle bid from Texas Buy Board was $53,960. He told the council that vehicle outfitting costs for standard police equipment were not included in the bid and estimated outfitting at $20,510 per vehicle.
Commander Martin said the purchase would be funded through the city’s capital asset replacement fund and recommended council approval of four police-package patrol vehicles outfitted with standard police equipment for a total price of $297,880.
Councilmember Mr. Tyner moved to approve the purchase as presented and Miss Franklin seconded the motion. The transcript records the motion and second but does not record a vote tally or final outcome for this agenda item.
No public comment or extended discussion on the equipment, procurement source, or funding was recorded during the meeting.
