Finance Committee - 11/18/2020 Page 5
Mayor Donchess
And could you please give an explanation of this item?
Brian Sojka, Police Supervisor
What we are looking to do is replace 7 of our existing cruisers with the 2021 Police Interceptors. It is a
redesigned vehicle from 2018 to 2021 so there’s a little bit more equipment that needs to be purchased
because we can’t interchange the old parts from the old cruiser to the new cruiser like we had done in the past.
And we actually are shooting for 100,000 mileage by the time we replace these vehicles.
Mayor Donchess
Ok, any questions or discussions? Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll?
Alderwoman Lu
I’m sorry | had my hand up.
Mayor Donchess
| recognize your voice, Alderwoman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
It’s Elizabeth Lu, I’m sorry, can everyone else see me?
Mayor Donchess
We can see you when you are speaking but | can’t see you otherwise. So | need you to speak up as you do.
Alderwoman Lu
Alright, quick question.
Mayor Donchess
Go ahead.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you. | just wanted to ask why the vehicles were presented this way? | know that | think the purchase is
for 10 or 11. I’d have to look again. Is that because there are 7 that are the same? Is that because the
packages are slightly different?
Brian Sojka, Police Supervisor
Yes they are. I’m sorry, Brian Sojka, Police Supervisor. The 7 vehicles are identical to each other so there are
the same equipment, same everything in the vehicles. And then we have 2 other orders that we are looking to
do but the equipment in the cars are different. That’s why they are not all combined together.
Alderwoman Lu
Alright, thank you. And is 100,000 the goal of the life of these vehicles?
