Fiscal Note
The 2016 Fleet Service capital budget includes $5,400,000 for Fleet Equipment Replacement (MUNIS Project 17060) and is fully funded through GO Borrowing. The total estimated cost of the van and related equipment is $38,000. The Fleet Equipment Project will fund $25,000 of this purchase.
Madison Police Department received Justice Assistance Grants in 2014 and 2015 and there are funds from these grants that have not been expended because of cost savings within the authorized programs. These funds are available for reallocation subject to the approval by the Bureau of Justice Assistance grant manager. MPD expects that the request to reallocate funds to the purchase of and equipping the van will meet with the Bureau’s approval. The amount of grant funding applied to the van will be $13,000.
Ongoing costs associate with the purchase of the van are anticipated to be minimal and will be offset by savings from using multiple vehicles for the same purposes.
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Authorizing the increase of Madison Police Department fleet vehicles by one and reallocating 2016 operating and grant funds to provide for the purchase of one twelve-passenger van.
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WHEREAS, for several years the Madison Police Department (MPD) has had difficulty transporting large groups of officers when needed for training, crowd management and/or special events; and,
WHEREAS, when large groups need to be transported it is necessary to use several squad cars and/or other police vehicles to shuttle officers between locations; and,
WHEREAS, the MPD also has need of a large vehicle to haul various equipment trailers; and,
WHEREAS, these equipment trailers are regularly needed for SWAT and SET deployments; and,
WHEREAS, currently the MPD has been non-compliant with statutes requiring sufficient tonnage vehicles to be used to haul these equipment trailers; and,
WHEREAS, a large passenger van is needed for use by the Training Unit to transport recruits to training exercises and neighbor...
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