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Porterville Council Authorizes Replacement of Aging Police Vehicles, Citing Officer Safety and Supply Delays
Summary
The council approved staff authorization to negotiate purchase and outfitting of replacement police vehicles, citing vehicle age, high preventive maintenance costs, and multi‑month lead times for law‑enforcement equipment.
The Porterville City Council voted 5-0 to authorize staff to negotiate the purchase and outfitting of replacement police vehicles and related equipment, after department leaders told council the current fleet ages rapidly under patrol use and that vendor lead times have lengthened since the pandemic.
The Police Department presented a list of aging vehicles, several with double‑digit years…
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