Police Vehicle Purchase

At a glance

What: Purchase and upfitting of eight vehicles (six Ford Police Interceptor Utility AWD patrol vehicles and two Toyota RAV4 LE unmarked detective vehicles) for $521,735.86.
Where it stands: Approved on consent July 27, 2026, 5-0.
Next: None recorded.
Freshness: Possibly stale: the newest information here is from August 2026. Later Board agendas (Sep 28, Oct 12) were image-only and were not read, so any later action is not reflected.

Bought through the state master agreement from Gary Yeomans Ford (Ford) and Frankfort Toyota; upfitting by L&W Emergency Equipment, radios from Southern Communications and in-car video from Motorola. Paid from budgeted capital funds.
Per-unit figures: Ford $45,454.68 vehicle, $17,436.08 upfitting, $8,400.00 Motorola, $1,584.07 Southern Communications; Toyota $36,478 vehicle, $4,181.37 upfitting, $1,584.07 Southern Communications.
The staff memo says "five new vehicles" in one place but lists eight; the total is for eight.
Consent calendar moved by Commissioner May, seconded by Commissioner Richardson; all five members present voted yes (Commissioners Richardson, Unger, May, Smith-Willis and Mayor Wilkerson), none against.

Approved on consent, 5-0.