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Finance committee approves sanitation CDU truck and police Explorer with emergency clauses
Summary
The committee approved purchase of a used 2024 container delivery unit (CDU) truck for sanitation for $98,500 (amended authorization up to $100,000) and approved emergency replacement of an administrative police Explorer after a crash (insurance payout under $15,000); both motions carried.
The Medina finance committee approved two vehicle purchases and granted emergency authorization in both cases.
For sanitation, staff reported finding a used 2024 International CDU truck priced at $98,500 at a Cleveland dealer. The truck is equipped for container deliveries and was presented as a cost-saving replacement for an older 1991 conversion. Staff said comparable trucks had been priced near $149,000, so purchasing the available unit would save about $50,000. The committee approved purchase and amended the motion to authorize spending up to $100,000 to cover incidental costs, with the motion carried.
For the police department, Chief Kinney reported that an administrative vehicle driven by Lieutenant Markham was totaled in a crash out of state and that the department expects an insurance payout just under $15,000. The committee approved purchasing a 2026 Ford Explorer to replace the vehicle and agreed to include an emergency clause so the department could secure a replacement promptly.
Why it matters: replacing aging or lost fleet vehicles maintains city services (sanitation collections and administrative policing functions) and emergency clauses allowed prompt procurement to avoid service interruption.
Next steps: staff will finalize purchase orders, coordinate delivery, and reconcile final costs and insurance recoveries in follow-up budget actions.
(Transcript excerpts: sanitation staff described the CDU truck and price; Chief Kinney described the totaled Explorer and insurance payout.)
