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2025-049 · CONTRACT · 2025

An Order to request the City Council vote to authorize the Mayor to enter into ten years or less leases or loan purchase agreements for Cardiac Monitors, Police Cruisers, Body Worn Cameras, and Cruiser Mounted Dash Cameras.

This order asks the City Council to authorize the Mayor to enter into leases for new public-safety equipment. It covers cardiac monitors for the Fire Department, replacement police vehicles, and body-worn and cruiser dash cameras, with terms up to 10 years for monitors, 3 years for vehicles, and 5 years for cameras. The arrangements would involve future expenditures and require council approval before signing.

approved CITYWIDE
  1. STEP 1
    Submitted
    MAY 13 2025
  2. STEP 2 · CURRENT
    Approved
    MAY 27 2025
AI summary · plain-language

The City of Amesbury seeks authority to enter into leases or loan purchase agreements for equipment used by the Fire and Police Departments. The proposed terms include a ten-year or shorter lease for cardiac monitors, a three-year lease to replace four frontline police vehicles, and a five-year lease to acquire body-worn cameras and cruiser-mounted dash cameras. The ordinance authorizes the Mayor to execute these lease agreements subject to City Council approval, enabling up-to-date equipment while financing through leasing rather than upfront purchase.

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Key provisions

§1 Authorizes a ten-year-or-less lease or loan purchase for cardiac monitors.
§2 Authorizes a three-year lease to replace four frontline police vehicles.
§3 Authorizes a five-year lease to purchase body worn cameras and cruiser-mounted dash cameras.
§4 Requires City Council authorization via vote for the Mayor to execute these leases.

Discussed at meetings

City CouncilCity Council MeetingMay 27, 2025
approve2025-049
Approve 2025-049 An Order to enter into a 10 year or less lease - Cardiac Monitors Police Cruisers Body Worn Cameras and Cruiser Mounted Dash Cameras.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HOGG · VOTE: APPROVED 8-0
City CouncilBudget and Finance Subcommittee MeetingMay 20, 2025
other2025-049
Return 2025-049 to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR REDFERN · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FREDERIQUE · VOTE: APPROVED 3-0
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City CouncilCity Council MeetingMay 13, 2025
refer2025-049
Councilor Stanganelli moved to refer 2025-049 to B&F.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR STANGANELLI · SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RINALDI · VOTE: PASSED 7-0
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