Finance Committee — 02/16/2022 Page 4
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Command Vehicle with Fit-up in the amount not to exceed $74,292.24 funded from 81500 Vehicles/ CERF (Fire
Department)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN GOUVEIA TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A 2022
FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCK WITH CUSTOM BED CAP AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH MCGOVERN MUNICIPAL HQ
& EQUIPMENT TO BE PURCHASED FROM GLOBAL PUBLIC SAFETY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$74,292.24. FUNDING THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 152 FIRE RESCUE; FUND: 81500 VEHICLES/CERF, BY ROLL
CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Deputy Fire Chief James Kirk
Thank you Mr. Mayor. This is a CERF expenditure that is the normal replacement of the command vehicle that the on
duty shift commander Deputy Chief uses. Currently that vehicle is a 2018. The normal life cycle of that vehicle is four
years. The one that we have now will go into reserve and the new vehicle will take its place. You have two pieces of
documentation. One is from McGovern HQ who will supply the 2022 F250 — Ford F250 pickup truck and then Global
Public Safety, a company right here in Hudson, will be doing the upfitting with the custom cap and additional lighting and
sirens that you'd see on that type of vehicle.
Mayor Donchess
Questions? Comments?
Alderman Klee
Thank you again Mr. Mayor. Just for the record, you said this goes into the old one will go into reserve. Is there one
currently in reserve and if so, what will happen to that one?
Deputy Fire Chief James Kirk
So there is currently a vehicle that was actually repurposed from another division from our Training Division that has been
placed in the reserve for the Deputy’s vehicle. In addition to being a reserved vehicle to be used when the vehicle that we
currently have is in for repair, it’s also used for personnel that come in off duty and respond and cover the city in the Shift
Commander role. So the one that we currently have is actually in good shape and it potentially could be repurposed.
We've had some new roles. For example, the K4 position — the investigator and inspector position that we just filled last
week. He could actually use this particular vehicle but we don’t have anything slated for it specifically. Definitely a need
within the Fire Department that this vehicle will take.
Alderman Klee
Thank you very much.
Deputy Fire Chief James Kirk
You're welcome.
Alderman Gouveia
Thank you Mr. Mayor. Just a quick question. Say the one we have now is good shape. Is it needed to do another
purchase of one now? | know we say the shelf life is about 4 years but if the one we have is in good shape, is it
absolutely needed that we purchase a new one?
Deputy Fire Chief James Kirk
It is absolutely needed and that’s a great questions Alderman. One of the things that | would point to is that keeping up
with the life cycle keeps the vehicles because at some point they will be no longer in good shape. What's really important
about this vehicle is as | had mentioned, it’s not only a reserve piece but it’s also a piece that when we have multiple
