Council approves new police administrative and K-9 vehicles; K-9 purchased with equipment funds

The Spring Hill City Council on June 26 approved purchases to refresh the police fleet, including a leased hybrid police pursuit administrative vehicle and a cash purchase to replace the department’s K-9 vehicle.

Captain Khan told the council one administrative lease expires in July and staff recommended replacing that vehicle with a hybrid police pursuit SUV so the car can serve both administrative and patrol functions when needed. He presented a vehicle price of $47,073 and upfitting costs of $11,096 for lights, sirens and equipment, for a total of $58,169 to be leased.

For the K-9 vehicle, Khan said the existing truck had about 100,000 miles and 7,000 engine hours and had required roughly $12,000 in repairs over the past year. Staff located an available vehicle that uses the same body style, allowing reuse of the kennel and other K-9 equipment and saving an estimated $10,000 in upfit costs. The vehicle purchase price was listed at $47,075 with an upfit cost of $13,981 plus a $1,000 contingency, bringing the total project cost to $62,056.50. Council authorized a transfer of funds from the general fund to the equipment fund for the K-9 purchase.

Council members discussed warranty limits for police vehicles (five-year factory warranty for police-spec vehicles) and resale plans for the retired K-9 vehicle, which staff said would be auctioned through Purple Wave. Both vehicle purchases were approved by motion and recorded in the meeting as “Motion carries 5 0 0.”

Staff said lead time to pick up sourced vehicles is roughly one week with upfitting taking about four weeks; the department expects to reuse K-9-specific equipment to lower costs. The council did not provide roll-call votes by name in the public record.