Nashville Council approves new squad car purchase
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NASHVILLE — The Nashville City Council approved a new squad car purchase from Morrow Brothers in the amount of $55,397 at its recent meeting. The money will come from the general fund.
Police Chief Brian Fletcher said the price includes everything but a radar unit, possibly a radio, and the labor cost of switching the in-car video from the old one to new one and decals. He said he doesn’t know what radio is in the car that’s going out.
Alderman Rob Irwin reported that they’re looking at replacing a squad car and it’s the last car, a 2018 sedan, that they’re looking to replace with an SUV. Fletcher said they don’t make sedans anymore, so an SUV is the only choice they’ve got. He said the former K9 unit is a spare right now and depending on when the new one comes in and if the sedan is in better shape, they may auction the former K9 unit.
Alderman Shawn Kabat said they used to go with Meier’s and Holzhauer’s for alternate bids. Fletcher said to get license plates for it, it has to be directly to the dealership and they couldn’t do a secondary dealership. He said it saves them $500 by going directly through Morrow Brothers.
The council approved purchasing a Lawman LEADS interface with a one-time fee on LEADS and mobile CAD of $2,620 and a yearly maintenance fee of $900. The money will come from the police fund.
Irwin reported that this is to help with running license plates and IDs because the state doesn’t offer the program anymore. Fletcher said the state used to provide a program where they could run driver’s licenses, VIN numbers and license plates to check warrants and stolen vehicles. He said the state decided to shut that program down and doesn’t provide that service anymore. He said Lawman is who they use for their report management system where they do all their police reports. He said they have an interface where they can put LEADS into Lawman, and they can go back to being able to do that all themselves immediately.
The council approved a $50 hole sponsorship for the Washington County Vocational Workshop golf tournament. The money will come from the gaming fund.
The council gave Utilities Superintendent Blaine Middleton permission to go out for bid on a couple utility trucks. Middleton said he needs a couple trucks to be replaced. He said he should’ve replaced one last year but it got put off.
