Title
Authorization to Accept Leased Vehicle for Silent Witness Program (Ordinance S-45761)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement to lease a vehicle at a cost of $1.00 per year from Earnhardt Auto Centers for the Phoenix Police Department (PPD) Silent Witness Program. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
Silent Witness serves all police agencies and citizens within Maricopa County. Earnhardt Auto Centers has offered to lease a newer, low-mileage vehicle rotated each year to Silent Witness for $1.00 per year. All maintenance will be absorbed through the dealer and/or warranty. The only cost to the City is fuel.
This lease will benefit the Silent Witness Program by providing a newer, modern show car used valleywide for transportation, meetings and public events. The community will learn more about the Silent Witness Program, which assists the Silent Witness Board's goal of public education resulting in increased donations to this community funded program. More awareness creates better tips, which ultimately leads to more felony arrests.
The Silent Witness Board will fund the purchase of removable magnetic signs and interior LED lights that may be swapped from vehicle to vehicle with no installation costs or modifications to the vehicle. The leasing donor will utilize non-intrusive signage on the vehicle as well as a statement saying that no tax/public money was used to receive or pay for the vehicle.
Contract Term
The agreement will be extended annually at the discretion of the PPD and Earnhardt Auto Centers.
Financial Impact
The financial impact to the City is $1.00 per year for the vehicle plus operating costs. Fuel costs will be absorbed in the PPD budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was heard at the Public Safety and Veterans Subcommittee meeting held on May 14, 2019 and was recommended for approval by a vote of 4-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.