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Oak Harbor police ask council to authorize two used cruisers and order a hybrid interceptor; chief cites faster response with take‑home fleet
Summary
Chief Tony Slowick asked council to approve buying two surplus 2016 Ford Interceptors from Fircrest for $10,000 each plus estimated $15,000 outfitting and to authorize a 2026 hybrid interceptor under state contract (estimated $50,000 vehicle + $30,000 outfitting). Staff said the take‑home program reduced response times and the purchases will be on the Feb. 17 consent agenda.
Chief Tony Slowick told the Oak Harbor City Council workshop that the police department needs two additional vehicles to support assigned take‑home vehicles for officers. The purchases staff described were already budgeted or included in a mid‑biennium amendment; the workshop sought council questions before a consent‑agenda motion scheduled for Feb. 17.
Slowick said the department negotiated the purchase of two surplus 2016 Ford Interceptor utility vehicles from the Fircrest Police Department at $10,000 each (the original asking price was $12,000). He said the…
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