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~~r ~~ <br />MEMORANDUM <br />( <br />icy of ~~ <br />ilk ~ TO: Mayor and City Council <br />River <br />FROM: Sandra Thackeray, City Clerk <br />DATE: April 25, 1995 <br />SUBJECT: City Hall Vehicle <br />INTRODUCTION <br />City staff presently has two vehicles for employee use, (excluding. the trucks <br />for the building inspectors) both of which are recycled police vehicles. <br />• 1986 Ford LTD - 108,770. miles <br />• 1989 Ford LTD - 91,665 miles <br />These vehicles are driven by all city employees for many different uses, some <br />of which may include: <br />• Conferences <br />• Trips to the post office <br />• Trips to the bank <br />• Out of office meetings <br />• Errands, i.e., supplies, pick up lunches, star news, etc. <br />Both of these vehicles are starting to show there age. There is also the <br />concern that these vehicles are becoming unsafe to drive by employees, <br />especially for long distance driving. The 1986 vehicle is in worse shape than <br />the 1989, and for safety reasons, it is not recommended that anyone drive <br />this vehicle outside of the city limits. <br />The Police Department will be selling three used squads, two of which have <br />95,000 - 100,000 miles each and one which was a K-9 unit. The K-9 vehicle <br />would not be a good vehicle for staff due to the odor. The two other squads <br />have as much mileage on them as staffs existing vehicles. <br />After meeting with Steve Ach, Steve Rohlf, Lori Johnson, and myself to <br />discuss this issue, it was suggested that the city consider investing in one <br />"newer" vehicle, perhaps a used rental vehicle with low mileage. This vehicle <br />would then be used by employees for long distance driving (outside of the city <br />• limits). The 1989 LTD could still be used by the staff for local trips. <br />13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />