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Jamestown council approves purchase of new police cruiser and authorizes ABC vehicle purchase using ABC funds
Summary
Jamestown's council voted to buy a new police cruiser and to use the city's ABC account to purchase a separate municipal vehicle for ABC-related travel; councilors said grants previously paid for most cruisers but department needs an additional vehicle now.
Jamestown City Council voted to buy a new police cruiser and to authorize use of the town's ABC account to purchase a second vehicle for ABC-related travel.
The chair said the police department currently has seven vehicles, "5 out of 7 vehicles . . . have all been bought by grants," and that one cruiser now has too many miles to be passed down to a newly hired officer. "They do need another cruiser," the chair said.
A council member who provided procurement details said the council obtained quotes for '23 Dodge Durango pursuit-package vehicles and that the dealer's price was lower than state contract pricing. The same speaker said equipping a cruiser would add "close to $20,000" in outfitting costs, putting a fully equipped cruiser near $60,000 and an additional ABC vehicle at roughly $42,000 (price quotes in the transcript were partially garbled; see clarifying details).
Council recorded a motion to purchase the police vehicle; the transcript identifies a motion and a recorded voice vote of "Aye" with no opposition. The council also approved withdrawing money from the ABC account to buy a separate ABC vehicle; that motion likewise passed by voice vote. The chair said staff will coordinate with Jeff Kearns (not present) to complete the purchase and equipment work.
The council noted that prior cruisers were funded through competitive grants and that the town will continue to apply for grants; if a grant becomes available later, it will be pursued to reduce future municipal costs.
The council made no change to police staffing during the meeting, but the chair said one new officer is completing required training and the town hopes the purchase will align with that officer's start date.
The council did not provide roll-call vote tallies linked to individual members in the transcript; motions were announced and approved by voice vote. The purchase will proceed with procurement and equipment coordination by staff.
