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Frankfort police ratify auction sale of aging cruiser and report grants for vests, camera and UTV funding
Summary
Chief Shoemaker told the board the city sold a 2020 Ford Explorer with transmission issues at auction and asked to remove it from assets; he also reported roughly $7,700 in federal grant funds for ballistic vests, a similar amount from a coalition for a Flock camera, and a $31,000 award from Center Township for a UTV.
The Frankfort Police Department reported the auction sale and removal of an aging 2020 Ford Explorer and described several recent grants and donations that department leaders say will fund officer equipment and a UTV for rapid response.
Police Chief Shoemaker asked the board to ratify removal of the 2020 Ford Explorer, noting the vehicle needed an estimated $5,000 transmission repair and other looming issues. For the record he provided the last six digits of the vehicle VIN as "B23343." "It needed a new transmission at about $5,000 with other problems on the horizon for that vehicle," Shoemaker said. The board approved the removal at roll call with Mayor Sheets and Greg Miller voting in favor.
Shoemaker also reported receiving "approximately just under I think $7,700" from a federal grant to purchase ballistic vests; payment will be by reimbursement after vests are purchased. He said the drug-and-alcohol coalition awarded roughly $7,700 to help pay for a Flock camera system, and that Center Township awarded $31,000 toward a UTV to be used by the department's rapid-response/search-and-rescue and tactical team for festivals and other events.
"We plan to have officers from our tactical team available to us at these festivals and parades to respond quickly to an incident," Shoemaker said.
The board ratified the asset removal by roll call. No additional formal council-level approvals were recorded in the transcript for accepted grants or the Center Township award; Shoemaker described how the funds would be used or reimbursed.
What happens next: The department will purchase vests and submit reimbursement paperwork for the federal grant; staff will coordinate use and ceremonies for the new UTV funded in part by Center Township.
