City of Oak Creek

Common Council Report

Meeting Date: January 16, 2007

Item No.:        

Recommendation:  That the Common Council approve the Police Department’s purchase of five (5) replacement vehicles as outlined below:

4       2007 Ford Crown Victoria Police Vehicles (marked squads)

1       2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 2WD Police Vehicle (marked squad)  

Background:  During the initial budget process, the Police Department provided justification and requested the authorization to purchase five new squads—four to replace four high-mileage police squads and one addition to the fleet. Based on the current mileage of the squads, we will be replacing the following four vehicles: one 1997 Ford Crown Victoria with 120,365 miles, one 2005 Ford Crown Victoria with 109,791miles, one 1999 Ford Crown Victoria with 96,528 miles,  and one 2005 Ford Crown Victoria with 93,433 miles. These used vehicles will first be offered to other City Departments for use as a non-emergency vehicle. If there is no interest by other City Departments, the vehicles will be sent to auction.

It should be noted that the marked vehicles average 5,000 to 7,000 miles per month. Therefore, since it can take as long as four to six months after an order is placed before delivery of the new vehicles is made, the actual vehicle mileage at the time of replacement will be considerably higher.

The costs for both the 2007 Ford Crown Victoria and the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 2WD replacement vehicles are based on the State bid, which was awarded to Ewald Automotive.

Fiscal Impact:  The total cost of the five vehicles is $110,382, which is below the $120,400 allocated in the Police Department’s 2007 budget line item #490. A breakdown of the cost is as follows:

            4       2007 Ford Crown Victoria marked squads @ $20,387 each:           $81,548.00

            1       2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 2WD marked squad:                                   $28,834.00

                                                                                               TOTAL:          $110,382.00

	Respectfully submitted, Patrick DeGrave City Administrator
Prepared by: William W. Wilson Operations Captain
Approved by: Thomas P. Bauer Chief of Police	Fiscal Review by: Beverly A. Buretta, CMC City Clerk