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INFORMATIONAL MEMO <br />Page 2 <br />Typically, such a purchase process would not begin until review and authority is provided by <br />Committee and Council; however, with Ford (our vehicle provider for PD vehicles) retooling and <br />concluding certain vehicle production, it has limited the access to Ford police vehicles for <br />purchase. Therefore, an initial purchase order was provided to reserve four PD vehicles with <br />Columbia Ford. These were the last four vehicles that would have been available to any <br />Washington City for 2018. If the department did not reserve the vehicles in this manner, no new <br />purchase could be made in 2018, and production schedules for 2019 are still pending. If <br />authorization cannot be granted at this time, the purchase process can still be halted for the <br />generated purchase orders. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The Council is being asked to authorize the purchase of four vehicles using 2018 savings and <br />forward this item to the October 8, 2018 Committee of the Whole and October 15, 2018 Consent <br />Agenda. The purchase of the four vehicles will meet Department operational needs and bring <br />the department on par with the other VSWAT agencies, providing for a more efficient response <br />to critical incidents. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />N/A <br />32 W:12018 Info Memos\PDVehicles.doc <br />