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Caro City Council approves police vehicle leases and several construction and equipment contracts
Summary
The council approved leasing two police vehicles and accepted multiple construction and equipment bids — including $83,800 to renovate the DPW bathroom and $10,800 for the Fire Department bathroom — and authorized the city manager to sign required documents; all roll-call votes were unanimous where recorded.
At its Aug. 4 meeting, the Caro City Council approved a package of leases, construction contracts and equipment purchases for city operations.
The council authorized leasing two police vehicles: a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado from Burt Watson for an annual lease payment of $8,772.93 and a 2026 Ford Police Interceptor from Moore Motors for $12,007.45 (Motion 25-M-165, moved by Councilor Charlotte Kish, seconded by Emily Campbell). The roll call for the lease motion recorded all members voting yes.
Council accepted a proposal from Great Lakes Bay Construction to revitalize the Fire Department bathroom for $10,800 and authorized the City Manager to sign the required documents (Motion 25-M-166, moved by Doreen Oedy, seconded by Emily Campbell). The roll call vote was unanimous.
Council also accepted Great Lakes Bay Construction’s proposal to renovate the Department of Public Works bathroom for $83,800, authorizing the City Manager to sign documents (Motion 25-M-167, moved by Heidi Parker, seconded by Emily Campbell). The council approved the WSP USA, Inc. proposal to conduct a hydrogeological investigation and develop a work plan for EGLE for $5,610 and authorized the City Manager to sign (Motion 25-M-168, moved by Doreen Oedy, seconded by Emily Campbell). Both motions passed on unanimous roll-call votes.
Finally, the council approved purchase and installation of a dump box from STE Truck for $18,745 (Motion 25-M-169, moved by Emily Campbell, seconded by Heidi Parker). That motion also passed by unanimous roll call.
These approvals authorize the City Manager to execute contracts and proceed with the purchases and renovations. The meeting record shows all recorded roll-call votes were unanimous; consent and procedural items were also approved earlier in the meeting.
