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Committee approves police supervisor vehicle purchase; city to upfit Tahoe and use vehicle fund proceeds
Summary
The finance committee approved purchasing a 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe under a state vehicle contract for $56,688 and noted additional upfitting costs; insurance proceeds from totaled vehicles are in the police vehicle fund.
The Bangor City Finance Committee approved staff’s recommendation to purchase a 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe for use as a police supervisor vehicle under a state vehicle contract.
Staff said the vehicle will be purchased via a Massachusetts state vehicle contract with Colonial Municipal Group for $56,688. The city budgeted the purchase in fiscal year 2026 capital. Staff noted the vehicle will require upfitting as a command/pursuit vehicle; upfitting was estimated at roughly $12,000 to $14,000 depending on equipment installed. Police-related insurance proceeds from two totaled vehicles — approximately $20,000 and $22,000 — were reported to have been returned to the vehicle-purchase fund.
A councilor asked whether local dealers could supply a FY25 pursuit Tahoe; staff said local dealers indicated they cannot obtain FY25 pursuit Tahoes until their FY26 allocations arrive and that waiting could take six to eight months or longer. The committee moved and seconded to accept the purchase recommendation and forwarded the matter to the full council.
Staff did not provide a detailed breakdown of the upfit contract or an exact net cost after applying insurance proceeds at the committee meeting; members asked for clarification on net budgeting and whether the council must approve the total amount.
