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Port Jervis council approves $50,000 CREST grant and authorizes purchase of $51,535 patrol vehicle
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Summary
The council authorized submission of a $50,000 CREST grant to buy a supervisory patrol vehicle and approved purchasing a 2026 Chevrolet supervisory patrol vehicle from Robert Greene Chevrolet for $51,535.11, using a piggyback on a county contract to avoid separate bidding.
The Common Council approved a police-committee resolution on April 13 authorizing the mayor to execute grant documents to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York to accept CREST grant funding of $50,000 and to purchase a 2026 Chevrolet supervisory patrol vehicle from Robert Greene Chevrolet for $51,535.11.
The resolution states the grant will be used "for the purpose of purchasing a supervisory patrol vehicle for the city police department" and directs the mayor or designee to execute associated documents. The council-certified resolution states the city has met applicable grant-entitlement requirements and that information in the application is accurate to the council's knowledge.
Council discussion noted the vehicle purchase did not require a separate public bid because the dealer and vehicle are available under an Onondaga County publicly bid contract, which the city may piggyback on. That avoided a separate procurement process.
"The common council of City of Port Jervis hereby authorize... submittal of the awarded CREST grant funding in the amount of $50,000 for the purpose of purchasing a supervisory patrol vehicle for the city police department," the resolution states (as presented to council). The purchase price listed in the resolution is $51,535.11.
Council action: the motion to authorize grant application and vehicle purchase was moved, seconded and carried.
