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Authorizing the Purchase of an Armored Vehicle for the Sheriff’s Office
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WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office needs to purchase an additional modern, industry standard armored vehicle for emergency response within Kane County; and
WHEREAS, the Lenco BearCat armored vehicle has become the industry standard, allowing for full armored protection from ammunition while transporting up to twelve people; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of an additional Lenco BearCat will allow the Sheriff’s Office to respond to all firearms-related emergencies with the speed and handling of a patrol vehicle, plus the ability to provide mobile protection from gunfire to citizens and officers; and
WHEREAS, the Lenco BearCat, with relevant upgrades for local service, will cost Four Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($465,929.00) purchased directly from Lenco Armored Vehicles of Pittsfield, MA, the sole supplier of this type of vehicle and will be paid out of the Automotive Equipment Fund, 128.380.395.70070; and
WHEREAS, the County Board desires for the Kane County American Rescue Plan Program and the American Rescue Plan Committee to investigate whether any portion, if not all, of this purchase is eligible for reimbursement from the County’s American Rescue Plan Act Funds, in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board and the Chair thereof hereby authorizes the Kane County Sheriff’s Office to purchase one (1) Lenco BearCat armored vehicle for a price not to exceed Four Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($465,929.00) from Lenco Armored Vehicles, 10 Betnr Industrial Drive, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, the sole provider of this specialty vehicle.
Line Item: 128.380.395.70070
Line Item Description: Automotive Equipment Fund
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? No
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? N/A
Passed by the Kane County Board on April 9, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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