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Committee backs police SUVs and fire trucks, conditioned on council budget approval
Summary
The committee voted to forward police and fire vehicle purchase requests to council conditioned on inclusion in the final budget: police requested three SUVs ($138,570) and one truck ($51,047); fire requested two trucks ($119,002.82) and an ATV/mule (packet listed $27,744 but staff corrected it to $20,744).
The committee moved to forward purchase requests for police and fire vehicles to city council, contingent on those line items surviving the upcoming budget vote.
For the police department, staff presented a request for three SUVs totaling $138,570 and one truck priced at $51,047 from Santee Automotive; staff noted purchases should proceed only if the items remain in the final FY2026/27 budget. The Chair moved to bring the purchase to council; the motion was seconded and approved by the committee.
For the fire department, staff presented the purchase of two trucks totaling $119,002.82 and one ATV/mule. The agenda packet listed the ATV at $27,744 but staff identified that figure as a typo and confirmed the intended purchase price was $20,744; upfitting costs (lights, mesh guards, emergency equipment) would be a separate later item. The committee voted to forward the request to council with the corrected figure and directed staff to monitor vendor discounts and final quotes during procurement.
All vehicle purchases were described as conditioned on surviving the council budget approval scheduled for the end of June; if a purchase is not in the approved budget the town will not proceed.
