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Police outlines cruiser replacement schedule and equipment costs, adds $12,000 speed trailer to spreadsheet
Summary
Police Chief Ryan Porter reported vehicle replacement years for six cruisers, plans to add a seventh in 2027, and listed equipment replacements including $12,000 speed trailer and scheduled vest and rifle purchases.
Ryan Porter, identified in the meeting as Police Chief and assistant town administrator in training, presented the department's equipment and fleet timeline and requested updates to the capital spreadsheet. Porter said the department acquired a speed trailer valued at $12,000 and asked that it be added to the spreadsheet. He reported patrol vests have a five‑year useful life and should be scheduled for replacement in 2030 at $12,000 for seven vests; patrol rifles should be replaced this year, with eight rifles budgeted at $12,000. Body cameras and tasers are on five‑year leases, and Porter recommended the software lease be moved to the operating budget. Handguns were scheduled for replacement in 2035.
On fleet timing, Porter reviewed six cruisers and an intended seventh purchase in 2027: Car 1 (purchased 2025) is slated for replacement in 2031; Cars 2, 3 and 4 (purchased 2023) should be replaced in 2029 or 2030; Car 5 (purchased 2021) is to be replaced in 2027; Car 6 (purchased 2020) is scheduled for replacement in 2028 (not 2029). Porter estimated the cost per cruiser plus equipment at about $70,000 each. Committee discussion did not produce a recorded vote on funding; items were to be incorporated into the capital spreadsheet for future budgeting.
