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Manhattan approves two police interceptors and new building key‑fob system
Summary
Trustees approved purchase and outfitting of two 2026 Ford Police Interceptor vehicles for $129,647.56 and authorized a new building key‑fob access system for $19,100 plus $192/month, citing maintenance issues and a recent access failure with the old system.
The Village of Manhattan Board of Trustees approved two procurement items: the purchase and outfitting of two 2026 Ford Police Interceptor vehicles and the installation of a new building key-fob access system.
On the vehicle purchase, the board approved a total contract amount of $129,647.56 broken down as $97,771.26 to D'Orazio Ford for the vehicles, $29,785.90 to Public Safety Direct for outfitting, and $2,090.40 to Element Graphics and Design for graphics. Trustees said the immediate purchase was needed because older vehicles were being retired early due to high maintenance costs.
For building security, the board approved replacing an obsolete access control system with a Manhattan Alarm Detection system at a one-time cost of $19,100 and a monthly rate of $192 (price locked for three years). The Police Chief described recent operational failures with the current system — including an officer who was briefly locked in a satellite garage for about 20 minutes — as a key reason to replace rather than repeatedly repair the existing equipment.
Trustees approved both resolutions by roll call. The vehicle purchase and outfitting and the access-control contract are funded from the FY 2026–27 budget line items for public safety and facilities; trustees were told the budget includes funding for four new vehicles and that two are being purchased immediately.
Next steps include procurement-to-contract processing by staff and vendor scheduling for vehicle delivery and system installation; trustees did not set additional conditions in the motions recorded in the minutes.
