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Council approves lease-purchase agreement to acquire 29 police vehicles
Summary
The City Council approved Resolution No. 26R to acquire 29 police vehicles via a lease-purchase agreement, with the city budgeting $2,060,000 for the procurement. Councilors discussed warranty, service arrangements, local sourcing and a multi-year fleet replacement plan.
The City Council voted to approve Resolution No. 26R authorizing an equipment lease-purchase agreement to acquire 29 police vehicles, with the city budgeting $2,060,000 for the purchase. The motion was moved and seconded and passed on a recorded roll-call vote.
The Chair introduced the measure, saying the city had been "fairly, severely, in a deficit of police vehicles" and that acquiring 29 vehicles was necessary to bring patrol budgeting back on track. The Chair also gave the total budgeting figure for the package as $2,060,000. Council discussion included questions about warranties and service; the Chair stated warranties come with the vehicles and the city garage will perform routine service while warranty repairs would be handled by the vendor as appropriate.
Councilors praised the level of detail provided by staff and discussed longer-term fleet strategy to avoid repeated shortages. The council recorded affirmative votes in the clerk's roll call and the Chair declared the motion passed. The meeting adjourned shortly afterward.
