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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Monday, September 18, 2023 <br />Page 10 <br />them at the 2023 price. If we order them next year, we will get them another year later at the 2024 <br />price. If I order them now by the end of September, it's the 2023 price. They are 2024 cars which <br />aren't built yet. They are not being built yet. They will be built in 2024. We will get them in late <br />2024. That's the plan. We can either order them now with the 2023 price or we can order them <br />next year at the 2024 or 2025 price. <br />Mr. Meyers stated, they probably won't be available. <br />Chief Carcioppolo stated, just based on my experience, it took us almost two years to get the last <br />SUV we ordered. We replaced ours because they were over 10 years old. They were 2009's. <br />With all the salt and deicing materials on the street, they were starting to have mechanical issues. <br />It's very frustrating to try to replace something that needs to be replaced. You order it and you are <br />waiting and waiting. It's difficult to time that with how the supply chain issues are. <br />Mr. Wynne stated, I wanted to mention too from a budgeting standpoint, we budgeted to order 3 <br />vehicles this year. We budgeted for 3 new cars not knowing they would be discontinued. We <br />budgeted $160,000 for three vehicles. We will need to make a budget adjustment for what's being <br />asked to be approved this evening. It comes out of the Capital Improvement Fund which is where <br />the photo enforcement money goes. It's not an impact to the General Fund at all. Those are the <br />funds that are being used to cover it. Chief, is it Greve or Statewide? <br />Chief Matias replied, Greve. <br />Council President Schutt stated, thank you for pointing that out Mr. Wynne. Any other questions <br />or discussion? <br />Mr. Meyers asked, so we are approving an additional what? You said $160,000 was budgeted? <br />Mr. Wynne replied, correct. <br />Mr. Meyers stated, okay. Because the Charger is $52,000. <br />Mr. Wynne replied, yes. The Chargers average between $50,000-55,000. We budgeted $160,000 <br />for this year for three of them. If we are approving $225,000 now we need to make a budget <br />adjustment of about $65,000. <br />Mr. Murphy asked, and the reason it is an emergency is to lock in the 2023 prices? <br />Chief Matias replied, right. If we get a purchase order to Greve by the end of September. The <br />State extended their state bid price until September. In October, they will come out with the new <br />state bid price which usually is between $3,000-6,000 more. That's why I have seen. With <br />everything going on, I don't even know what that means. It used to be you could just order them. <br />Now they won't let you order unless you actually have a purchase order to order the cars. <br />Mr. Murphy stated, thank you. <br />