Finance Committee - 9/5/2018 Page 2
Mayor Donchess
So we have the 2019 Ford Police Interceptor, is there any discussion or questions about that?
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Mr. Mayor. If one of you folks could answer, the question is before us, but there are other vehicles
that will come up later this evening too. But looking at the mileage, it is a 2007, it has 95,000 miles on it which
| agree needs to be replaced. That is about the life expectancy, particularly a front line vehicle such as used
like that. But could you just touch base, what is the Department policy when these vehicles should be cycled
through and to seek for replacement that they come up?
Mr. Sojka
We actually look to try to replace when they get up to around 100,000 miles. Usually 10 years is a magic
number before we start seeing a lot of rust issues and stuff like that. But if it is still in good shape at 10 years
we will definitely keep it. So we try to keep it at the 100,000 mark, try to keep it a little bit under that or at that
point before we start seeing a lot more repairs to these cars.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: 2019 Ford Police Interceptor Utility All Wheel Drive Vehicle Marked K9 (Value: $35,659)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM M-H-Q MUNICIPAL VEHICLES IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,659. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS
DEPARTMENT 150, NASHUA POLICE DEPARTMENT; CERF
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman O’Brien
Yes, so this one is a 2014 and it has 84,000 but the 84,000 is getting close to the 100,000 mile on this
particular vehicle?
Mr. Sojka
Yes realistically we probably wouldn’t see the vehicles until the beginning of next year sometime at that point.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you Mr. Mayor.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
| saw that there was a pretty good trade-in for that particular vehicle, that was $4,300.00 compared to the other
ones.
