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Norton Board of Control approves 10-year cruiser replacement agreement with Enterprise
Summary
The board approved a 10-year vehicle replacement agreement for police cruisers with Enterprise, citing lower year-one cost and warranties; the agreement lists not-to-exceed amounts for 2025–2034 and was adopted 4-0.
On Monday, May 5, the Norton Board of Control voted 4-0 to enter into a proposed 10-year cruiser replacement agreement with Enterprise for the Norton Police Department. The board considered the agreement’s first-year cost and a range of not-to-exceed amounts presented for 2025 through 2034.
The presentation noted a not-to-exceed figure of $92,587 for 2025. The document read into the record listed additional annual not-to-exceed amounts for 2026–2034; the record includes $76,322 for 2033 and $186,954 for 2034. Several of the intermediate annual figures were presented in spoken form and were unclear in the transcript; the board discussion treated the agreement as a multiyear procurement plan with variable annual amounts.
Council members said the package offers a longer warranty and fully equipped cruisers, which they contrasted with the city’s current approach that budgets separately to outfit vehicles. One member noted the city budgeted $135,000 for two cruisers in the current year and that the first-year Enterprise amount is below that budgeted figure. Staff and the police chief told council members they had met with Enterprise and other local chiefs; attendees said feedback from other agencies was largely positive.
Discussion also addressed inflation assumptions in the multiyear figures; one council member said the plan used a 4% inflation assumption and suggested that might be conservative. Members noted the agreement is not a strict lock-in and the city could reduce take-up in future years or exit the program by paying out vehicles already in the program.
The motion to adopt the 10-year replacement plan was moved and seconded on the record and carried by roll call with the four voting members — DeHartbert, Harbert, Lowry and Keener — voting yes.
The board did not cite a specific purchasing ordinance or state statute during the discussion. The board asked staff to monitor costs and to use flexibility built into the agreement if city needs change.
