Barrington Hills approves purchase of two police patrol vehicles

The Village of Barrington Hills Board of Trustees voted April 27 to approve a resolution authorizing the purchase of two police patrol vehicles, a move trustees said will rotate aging units out of the fleet.

President Sean Sikola introduced the change in agenda order so the board could take action while the vehicles and associated invoicing were timely: “With the board's approval, I'd like to move the public safety up next because we're we have to do a resolution for the police cars that came in earlier than expected,” Sikola said.

The police chief presented the department's activity report and confirmed the vehicles were arriving sooner than planned. Trustees discussed that two cars are being added now as part of the regular rotation; the chief described the purchases as replacement units rather than a fleet expansion.

Nikki called the roll on the resolution. The trustees voted in favor, with no recorded no votes or abstentions. Trustees present who voted in favor were McClary, Clark, Hoffman, Strauss, Ekstrom and Riff.

The vote cleared the village to proceed with the procurement and payment process so the department can put the vehicles into service.

The board moved on to other agenda items after the vote; there was no additional discussion recorded about vehicle specifications or vendor sourcing at the public meeting.