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Mounds View City Council April 13, 2009 <br />Regular Meeting Page 8 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Council Member Mueller stated she is not saying she supports having 20 officers into perpetuity 2 <br />but supports making application for the grant with the knowledge that several officers will be 3 <br />retiring in the next few years. 4 <br /> 5 <br /> Ayes – 3 Nays – 2 (Stigney, Hull) Motion carried. 6 <br /> 7 <br />F. Resolution 7440, Authorizing the Purchase of a Replacement Squad Car for 8 <br />the Police Department. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Police Chief Sommer presented staff’s recommendation to purchase a replacement squad car, 11 <br />noting $58,000 had been budgeted to replace two squad cars but the recommendation is to 12 <br />purchase one. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Mayor Flaherty thanked Police Chief Sommer for taking the steps to purchase only one squad 15 <br />car. 16 <br /> 17 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Flaherty. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7440, 18 <br />Authorizing 2009 Squad Car Purchase. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Council Member Stigney stated many cities have extended their replacement cycle and 21 <br />questioned the validity of maintaining a five-year replacement cycle. Police Chief Sommer 22 <br />explained that the squad car is a tool for all of their work, designed to be more sturdy, and 23 <br />important to be working properly. He stated that a five-year replacement cycle is desirable and 24 <br />appropriate for their use. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Council Member Mueller asked what happens to the money when the squad car is auctioned. 27 <br />Police Chief Sommer stated the funds are placed in the General Fund. Finance Director Beer 28 <br />stated the value is generally low, about $1,500. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Council Member Stigney stated everything is desirable, such as a five-year replacement cycle, 31 <br />but with budget constraints maybe it should be stretched one additional year. Then, if a vehicle 32 <br />needs to be replaced early, it can be presented to the Council. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Council Member Mueller asked if the City has management material to determine the best time 35 <br />to replace a vehicle. Finance Director Beer stated maintenance records are kept but not the cost 36 <br />of that maintenance work. 37 <br /> 38 <br />The Council discussed the number of vehicles replaced last year, noting the City maintains an 11 39 <br />vehicle fleet. Patrol vehicles are kept for five years but other vehicles are kept for a longer period 40 <br />of time. 41 <br /> 42 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 43 <br /> 44