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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, December 14, 2015 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />9. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE 2016 SQUAD CARS (continued) <br />Walsh stated he would like to see other bids. <br />Farniok stated he has gone to Ryan Chevrolet in Buffalo in the past but that most dealerships will not <br />even consider it. Farniok stated most dealerships will not honor the state pricing unless they are able to <br />sell more vehicles. Farniok stated most of the time Fergus Falls provides the Ford vehicles and Dodge of <br />Burnsville will provide the Dodge vehicles. Farniok stated it is typically the same dealerships that have <br />the state contract. <br />Walsh stated he would like to see more pricing information as well as more information on the current <br />vehicles the police department has. <br />Farniok noted within Staff's report is a list of every vehicle with the mileage. <br />Walsh stated if there is a high mileage vehicle, they could swap it with someone who does not put so <br />many miles on it. <br />Farniok stated the investigators will use the vehicles with more mileage, but once the vehicles reach <br />100,000 miles, they tend to have costly repairs. Farniok indicated they are able to get a higher resale <br />value by trading them at around 90,000 to 100,000 miles. Farniok noted most Dodge vehicles will have a <br />100,000 mile warranty on them but after that the power train warranty is off. <br />Walsh asked if the City could sell them at auction. <br />Farniok stated they have looked at that and that they tend to receive a higher trade-in price than the <br />auction prices. <br />McMillan stated she does not want to micromanage the Police Chief's decisions and that he has done a <br />good job through the years managing the fleet and his budget. McMillan indicated she is okay with <br />approving the purchase. <br />Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the purchase of three 2016 Dodge Police Charger <br />AWD for $25,700 and one 2016 Dodge Ram pickup for $26,141, plus tax, registration and other <br />miscellaneous fees from Dodge of Burnsville. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1, Walsh Opposed. <br />X10. DISPOSAL OF FORFEITED VEHICLE <br />Levang moved, Printup seconded to approve the disposal of a 1994 Chevy Pickup, <br />VIN42GCEK19K7R1205875 through the Auto Auction. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />Farniok reported he met with the Transportation Director in reference to submitting some numbers for <br />bonding related to the Highway 12 improvements. Farniok stated he would like to hold a public meeting <br />to discuss the options and some possible changes that could be made on the Highway 12 bypass. <br />Page 16 of 44 <br />