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NILES -- The city will gain value from vehicles no longer used by its law enforcement, thanks to deals with two townships.
As part of their consent agenda Wednesday, city officials approved an ordinance authorizing the sale of two decommissioned police cruisers to Champion Township, and declared it an emergency action.
The ordinance's body section states the vehicles, a 2018 and 2019 Ford Explorer, will be purchased from Niles for $15,000, adding that they are no longer needed for any municipal use by the city.
Council also approved an ordinance approving a trade with Weathersfield Township, swapping a decommissioned 2020 Ford Explorer for a 2017 Ford Transit Prisoner Transport Van and $10,000, and declared that an emergency action.
Both ordinances' state that because the cruisers are equipped for law enforcement, a sale to the public was prohibited for safety and liability reasons, and preparing them to be sold to the public would substantially reduce the values of the vehicles.
The ordinances' body sections clarify they were declared emergency measures because the immediate sale of decommissioned municipal property is necessary to secure the most value from it.