Jay police to get new cruiser, fix 2022 cruiser after motor blown
May 16—JAY — Selectpersons approved Monday the purchase of a new cruiser for the Police Department for $61,803.07 from Island Tech Services in Levant.
Police Chief Richard Caton IV said that about three weeks ago they lost the motor in its newest cruiser, a 2022 with about 51,000 miles on it. It is under warranty and will be fixed, he said.
Caton has been setting aside $2,000 each year for a new cruiser in the school resource officer account.
He called dealerships for quotes and received two. One quote was for $60,550, but the cruiser would not have a radio and not be set up. Island Tech Services had those options included.
The new cruiser will be delivered to the department. Officers are currently using the chief's vehicle. The rest of the money for the new Ford Interceptor cruiser will come out of a reserve account.
Caton said he will use $10,000 from the school resource officer account and put the 2015 Ford Taurus currently being used by Cpl. Joseph Sage, the school resource officer, out to bid. The money from that will go back into the school resource account.
In other business, selectpersons accepted an Ed MacDonald Safety Grant for $3,000 that Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker wrote a grant for.
The money will be used to purchase a full set of turnout gear including coat, pants, boots, helmet and gloves, Booker said. It is for a new firefighter. The cost is $4,534 for the gear. The remaining $1,534 will come out of the Fire Rescue Department's operation budget.
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