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Committee recommends amending police vehicle capital budget to purchase and lease SUVs, equipment transfer costs covered
Summary
The Joint Committee of the Whole recommended amending the 2026 Police Department Vehicle Capital Budget to purchase two existing SUVs, lease two new SUVs and fund equipment transfer; members said vehicles must be ordered now to arrive in 2027.
Members of the Joint Committee of the Whole reviewed lease information for police sport-utility vehicles on April 13 and recommended the council amend the 2026 Police Department Vehicle Capital Budget.
Alderperson Hurkman moved to recommend amending the budget to purchase two existing department SUVs, lease two new SUVs and cover the cost of transferring equipment to the new vehicles; Alderperson Gerbers seconded and the motion carried. Committee members noted that ordering must occur now for the vehicles to be available in 2027.
The transcript records the committee's recommendation but does not include a roll-call vote tally. The recommendation will be forwarded to the council for final action and any procurement steps required to place orders for 2027 delivery.
