Consider action to authorize the purchase of nine (9) Chevrolet 1500 pickup trucks and one (1) Chevrolet Equinox from Lake Country Chevrolet. Consider action to adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase of nine (9) Chevrolet 1500 pickup trucks and one (1) Chevrolet Equinox to replace Enterprise vehicles, from Lake Country Chevrolet, through a TIPS cooperative purchasing contract, for a total pri

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Staff is requesting authorization to purchase nine (9) Chevrolet 1500 pickup trucks and one (1) Chevrolet Equinox from Lake Country Chevrolet, through a TIPS cooperative purchasing contract, to replace Enterprise vehicles. The purchase of these vehicles is part of the strategic plan to replace Enterprise-leased vehicles with city-owned vehicles. The purpose of this item is to authorize the purchase from Lake Country Chevrolet in the amount of $448,155.77.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).