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Item VII I
Ocoee Police Department
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TO: The I lonorable Mayor and Board of it Commissioners
FROM: Robert E. Mark, Chief Of Police 677
DATE May 7, 2001
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE POLICE CRUISER
STAFF REPORT
ISSUE
Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners authorize the police department to use
forfeiture funds to pay for the first year and a half of a lease for a new police vehicle and declare as surplus
the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria, vehicle number 301, VIN 2FALP71 W9VX127266.
BACKGROUND
The City of Ocoee, as well as the Police Department, has been trying to upgrade and increase the efficiency
of its City equipment. Vehicles are an essential piece of equipment as the City continues to grow and meet
the ever increasing needs of today's demanding services. During the week of April 16th, a police patrol K-9
vehicle(1997 Ford Crown Victoria,vehicle number 301, VIN 2FALP71 W9VX127266)was diagnosed with
a blown engine; the cost to replace the engine with a rebuilt motor would be somewhere in the neighborhood
of$5,000. The vehicle currently has approximately 80,000 mile on it.
DISCUSSION
The vehicle is being declared by this department as non-repairable due to the cost involved. We recommend
that the vehicle be remove from fixed assets, and the City Commission declare this vehicle as surplus.
However, in order to maintain the efficiency of the Police Department, it is necessary to replace the vehicle.
The current cost of a three year lease is approximately 57,955.00 per year. We are proposing that Forfeiture
money, not to exceed S11,933.00, be utilized to cover the cost of lease payment for the remainder of this
fiscal year and the lease payment for the upcoming fiscal year(01/02)on a three year lease of a new vehicle.
STAFF REPORT
POLICE VEHICLE
May 7,2001
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The remaining sum of approximately $11,933.00 for the year and a half lease payment will be drawn from
fiscal year Capital budget 2002/2003 and 2003/2004. The remaining lease payment plan would be as follows:
Fiscal Year 2002/2003 $7,955.00
Fiscal Year 2003/2004 final payment of$3,978.00
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully requested that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners re-evaluate their
decision made regarding this issue at the Commission Meeting held on May 1,2001,and approve this request
as follows: (1)to declare the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria,vehicle number 301,VIN 2FALP71 W9VX127266
as surplus; (2) to utilize the Forfeiture money, not to exceed $11,933.00, as a partial payment(1 % years)
on a three year lease contract for a new police vehicle; (3) to authorize purchase of a 2001 Ford Crown
Victoria from the current state contract price estimated to be S23,867.00; and(4)to authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute the standard Ford Motor Credit lease/purchase documents with the City Attorney's
approval.