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Council approves purchase of two Ford police utility SUVs with maintenance package, one alderman votes no and one abstains
Summary
To standardize patrol fleets and facilitate equipment transfers, the council approved two Ford police utility SUVs from Ewald and a maintenance package from Johnson Ford; council debate focused on limited bid specs and resale value trade-offs. Vote recorded one 'No' (Alderman Vries) and one abstention (Alderman Montello).
The New Richmond City Council approved bids to purchase two Ford police utility SUVs to outfit the city’s main duty squads, along with an extended warranty and maintenance package.
Police leadership and staff recommended purchasing the Ford utility vehicles to standardize squad configurations and enable equipment transfer between vehicles, which they…
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