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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL <br />�. FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATO <br />DATE: JANUARY 13, 1988 <br />SUBJECT: SQUAD CAR PURCHASE - <br />As you know, one of the City's squad cars was recently in an <br />accident which resulted in a determination by the City's <br />insurance company and mechanic that the vehicle was <br />inoperative and should be, "totalled". As a result of this <br />accident, the current sta'us of vehicles in the Police <br />Department and projected mileage as of May 1, 1988 is as <br />follows: <br />2792 - 1987 Chevrolet - 55,000 <br />2793 - 1986 Chevrolet - 86,000 <br />2795 - 1984 Ford - 104,000 <br />2700 - (Unmarked) - 1982 Chevrolet - 43,000 <br />2794 - (Unmarked) - 1985 Chevrolet - 52,000 <br />CSO Unit - 1984 Ford - 99,000 <br />With the purchase of two new squad cars in 19$8 the 1984 <br />Ford ':pith an estimated mileage of 104,000 as of May 1, 1988 <br />will be turned over to the City for use as a staff car. <br />Based upon the current condition of existing staff vehicles <br />it was determined that this new staff car would not <br />adequately serve the purposes for which our staff vehicles <br />are needed. The reasons for this conclusion are as follows: F' <br />1. The 1984 Ford with 104,000 miles is, in the words _ <br />of Police Chief Ramacher, a very "tired" vehicle. <br />Serious questions arise as to its serviceability and <br />useability. <br />2. City Staff currently has four cars used for staff <br />purposes with two of those a Chevrolet Chevette and <br />Chevrolet Malibu of an age and condition that prompt <br />Staff and the City's mechanic to recommend their <br />disposal after their use during the summer of 1988 <br />by our part-time employees. Both of these vehicles <br />will be requiring major maintenance work and their <br />useability and life expectancy lead us to the <br />conclusion that this work would not be financially f <br />justified. <br />3. With the large influx of part-time employees during <br />the summers, we have a need for at least five staff <br />vehicles to meet the needs of our full-time <br />employes plus those part-timers to whom vehicles <br />are assigned. <br />In looking at the options available to us to meet our <br />vehicle needs, we determined that there are two, namely, the <br />purchase of a used vehicle to replace the Chevrolet Malibu <br />used by our Public Works Foreman which is currently <br />