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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 13, 2012 • 7:00 o'clock p.m. (13. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE 2012 SQUAD CARS, Continued) Bremer noted the police department is replacing cars that are at 75,000 to 80,000 miles so they obviously have not been used just for special events. Rahn questioned whether the police department should only purchase one Dodge Charger now and then a Ford Interceptor in the fall. Farniok indicated the cost for a Ford is $27,000 to $28,000 and the Dodge is $22,500. Rahn asked whether the City would have the extra $5,500 in the fall. Olson indicated they have $60,000 budgeted for two police squads. Olson noted the Police Department would not be paying the state contract prices if they wait until October. Farniok indicated it would likely be a 2013 model if they wait until the fall and it would not be delivered until the early part of the next year. Printup noted in order to get the special pricing, the vehicles need to be ordered by April 24th, but that it does allow for some leeway.. • Farniok indicated that most cities have already ordered their vehicles. Farniok expressed a concern that they may not be able to get all of the options that they want if they wait until right up to the deadline. McMillan asked if there is any strong desire to continue with the Dodge Chargers. Farniok indicated the officers are fine with continuing with the Dodge Chargers. Rahn asked whether one Charger could be ordered now and then a Ford Interceptor in the fall, which would allow the Police Chief some time to investigate how well the Ford Interceptors hold up since this is the first year the Interceptors are in use. Farniok indicated he would prefer to order one Charger and one Ford now in order to get the better pricing and that he is not sure what type of information could be gained from the limited time the Ford Interceptors would be used. McMillan asked if there are any issues relating to storage of the police vehicles. Farniok noted they did sustain $50,000 in hail damage to the vehicles, but to construct a new garage facility they are looking at a million dollars. Franchot asked what type of vehicles the Police Department would prefer to have. Farniok indicated they would prefer to purchase the two Dodge Chargers. Franchot moved, Bremer seconded, to approve the purchase of two 2012 Dodge Police Chargers for $22,672.00 each, plus tax, registration and other miscellaneous fees from Dodge of Burnsville. Page 19 of 22