Finance Committee — 09/15/2021 Page 3
Mayor Donchess
Alderwoman Klee.
Alderman Klee
| believe those are two separate Memos so if I'm not correct. Yes, they were two separate items. The lighting
is a separate item from the purchase of the vehicles.
Brian Sojka, Fleet Maintenance Manager
Correct.
Mayor Donchess
Yeah | don’t know if you have the agenda but we’re just on the $83,000 purchase at this point. All right any
other comments or questions? Alderwoman Kelly.
Alderwoman Kelly
Yeah so a number of months ago we talked about the fleet and there was a comment that there was you guys
looked at hybrid. | asked that as we continue to replace these that we would think about looking at hybrid as
we try to be more mindful with carbon emissions. Was it was it looked at for these vehicles?
Brian Sojka, Fleet Maintenance Manager
| actually looked into them briefly. | Know this is very new to Ford right now so I'm trying to get a little bit of
input. Actually State Police of Massachusetts is using the hybrid. So I'm just trying to give a little bit of time to
see how these are working out for them before we actually go forward with anything at this point.
Mayor Donchess
All right. Any other questions, comments?
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Ford Police Interceptor Vehicles in the amount not to exceed $40,619 funded from accounts 81500
Vehicles/FY22 CERF (Police Department)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE THE
REQUEST TO REPLACE ONE FORD INTERCEPTOR UTILITY VEHICLE MARKED WITH THE 2022 FORD
POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY VEHICLE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,619. FUNDING WILL
BE THROUGH DEPARTMENT 150 POLICE DEPARTMENT; FUND: 81500 VEHICLES/FY 22 CERF
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Alright. Is the Fleet Manager could you tell us briefly about this item.
Brian Sojka, Fleet Maintenance Manager
Brian Sojka, Fleet Supervisor. This is a marked unit fully marked unit is the sergeant's vehicle. So it will be
including all new equipment for inside the vehicle except for the MDT and department radio and State radio
because we're be able to repurpose that into the new vehicle because it is a redesigned vehicle from going
from the older vehicle to the newer vehicle.
Mayor Donchess
Right and this is coming from CERF again | see. Any questions or comments?
MOTION CARRIED
