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Middleburg council authorizes purchase of two police vehicles and equipment
Summary
Council authorized purchase of two 2025 Ford police‑interceptor vehicles for $92,891.20 and approved an additional $30,000 to outfit them and retrofit spares; funding was directed to come from contingency dollars or fund balance.
The Middleburg Town Council on Nov. 13 authorized the purchase of two 2025 Ford police‑interceptor vehicles and approved funds to outfit them and retrofit two existing vehicles.
Chief Sean requested authorization to buy two new patrol vehicles at $45,560 each, totaling $92,891.20, and estimated outfitting and retrofit costs at $30,000. "I'm requesting the town permission to purchase 2 vehicles, at the total of $92,891.20, and also the funding to equip the necessary vehicles, which is the estimate of $30,000," the chief said.
Councilors questioned delivery timing, fleet size and whether the purchase would expand the town’s permanent fleet. Chief Sean said delivery could take one to two weeks after a purchase order and that the purchase would increase available vehicles (eight total) while allowing the town to decommission and sell one older vehicle. He said the vehicles would be hybrids except for one spare.
Councilor John Kevin Daley moved to authorize the purchase and to equip the vehicles; the motion was seconded and amended to state funding would come from contingency dollars. The council took a roll‑call vote and the motion carried with multiple recorded "aye" votes.
Council members asked staff to track the vehicle program’s outcomes during the pilot period and noted that if the town later decides it does not need the extra vehicle it could be sold to another agency.
The council also authorized using contingency funds or fund balance to cover the purchase and outfitting costs.
