MONROE - The city of Monroe Police Department will get four new vehicles in 2016 to help update its aging fleet.
The vehicles being purchased are all 2016 models. A RAM Promaster cargo van for $31,042 and a RAM 1500 pickup truck for $26,761 will replace Suburbans from 1995 and 1997. A Ford Police Interceptor, similar to the Taurus model, for $25,099 will replace the use of a 2008 Caravan. A new Dodge Charger will become a primary vehicle while the Charger, a 2008 model, will be placed within the fleet as a utility vehicle. Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley said with all of the adjustments that this would be the oldest vehicle within the fleet used by the department.
The Monroe Common Council approved the purchases Tuesday.
The total to purchase all four was quoted as $108,960. The department quoted a total of $2,500 for the trade-in of both Suburbans and $7,000 from the Parks and Recreation Department for transfer of the Caravan. The final total was $99,460, which is about $3,000 less than the total budgeted. The Promaster van and Interceptor will be purchased through Ewald Automotive Group of Milwaukee while the Charger and RAM 1500 pickup were quoted at a state bid price through local dealer Dearth Motors.
Kelley said replacements for marked police vehicles will be put in place next year. Each car averages about 50,000 miles a year. Patrol cars get the most use, so they are generally cycled out after two years of use.
The vehicles being purchased are all 2016 models. A RAM Promaster cargo van for $31,042 and a RAM 1500 pickup truck for $26,761 will replace Suburbans from 1995 and 1997. A Ford Police Interceptor, similar to the Taurus model, for $25,099 will replace the use of a 2008 Caravan. A new Dodge Charger will become a primary vehicle while the Charger, a 2008 model, will be placed within the fleet as a utility vehicle. Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelley said with all of the adjustments that this would be the oldest vehicle within the fleet used by the department.
The Monroe Common Council approved the purchases Tuesday.
The total to purchase all four was quoted as $108,960. The department quoted a total of $2,500 for the trade-in of both Suburbans and $7,000 from the Parks and Recreation Department for transfer of the Caravan. The final total was $99,460, which is about $3,000 less than the total budgeted. The Promaster van and Interceptor will be purchased through Ewald Automotive Group of Milwaukee while the Charger and RAM 1500 pickup were quoted at a state bid price through local dealer Dearth Motors.
Kelley said replacements for marked police vehicles will be put in place next year. Each car averages about 50,000 miles a year. Patrol cars get the most use, so they are generally cycled out after two years of use.