REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
JULY 20, 2016
A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.
Mayor Jim Donchess, Chair, presided.
Members of the Committee present: Alderman-at-Large Mark S. Cookson, Vice Chair
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderman Ken Siegel
Members not in Attendance: Alderman Benjamin M. Clemons
Also in Attendance: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Andrew Lavoie, Chief of Police
PUBLIC COMMENT — None
COMMUNICATIONS
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Two (2) 2016 Ford Fusion SE Hybrids (Value: $50,160)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM MHQ IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,160. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 173,
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; 2016 AND 2017 CERF - VEHICLES
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Cookson
In the correspondence which is used to justify this, | have a question about the 2002 Chevy Malibu. It said it
passed state inspection; it just needs new brakes and tires prior to the winter. It only has 74,000. It says: “this
care had some major repairs. It’s 14 years old.” | understand the age. What kind of repairs has it had? What
kind of costs are associated with those repairs? The cost of tires and brakes with mileage that low, I’m just
trying to draw a comparison between the two.
Mr. Kooken
| don’t have any repair records. | can get back to them and ask about that. Typically these vehicles are about
done when they get to that age. This one in particular isn’t rusted like many, many of them are. Certainly if it
is more feasible to repair, it could be repaired. | don’t’ know what the past repairs were, whether they were
very high dollars or not.
Alderman Cookson
Both vehicles, in and of themselves, have relatively low miles: 80,000 and 74,000, respectively.
Mr. Kooken
It hasn’t been unusual for many, many of our vehicles to have that miles or lower and just be beyond their life.
They don’t get washed regularly. They sit outside a lot of them and they rust prematurely.
