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'ity of <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Patrick D. Klaers, City ~m~istrator <br />November 16, 1998 ~/ <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Purchase Police <br /> Vehicles <br /> <br />Police vehicles generated a great deal of discussion at the City Council <br />budget worksession in August. The department requested a sergeant's <br />vehicle, two police vehicles, and the replacement of the investigator's vehicle. <br />Since that meeting, an accident involving a police vehicle happened and it <br />was determined that the replacement of this damaged vehicle would take the <br />place of one of the vehicle requests for 1999. Accordingly, the 1999 Police <br />budget calls for two new vehicles and the replacement of the investigator <br />vehicle. <br /> <br />The City Council directed staff to pursue a used investigator vehicle. This <br />investigator vehicle is planned to be financed out of the equipment reserves. <br />As the money is already in the reserve fund, there is no important reason <br />why this purchase needs to wait until 1999, and staff has no problem with <br />removing this request from the 1999 budget and completing the transaction <br />in 1998. If the funding source for the investigator vehicle was the general <br />fund or equipment certificates, then the situation would be different. <br /> <br />If the Council awards the quote for the investigator vehicle, we will complete <br />this purchase in 1998 and remove this request from the 1999 budget. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />