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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 13, 2014 Page 5 trum and had been in service approximately 3 years by the time their replacement would take place. In one instance, Chief Mathwig advised that a squad was being replaced after it had been totaled earlier than typical replacement due to an accident. In response to Councilmember Laliberte, Chief Mathwig advised that the resale of squads was done at auction similar to the forfeiture process with funds from that resale going back into the Vehicle Replacement Fund,. Even though the vehicles are sold at the same auction as forfeited vehicles, Chief Mathwig advised that the funds are segregated as applicable. Regarding the 2008 Ford Pickup currently used as a Community Service Officer (CSO) vehicle, Chief Mathwig advised that, since it had not been used for emer- gency purposes, a dealer had offered an estimated trade-in value for it, as listed. Councilmember Willmus suggested that, going forward, this information would be helpful for tracking those items, and may be of help to include in the RCA for the benefit of the City Council and general public, including cases where vehicles were proposed for resale. Mr. Trudgeon duly noted this request. Regarding blanket Purchase Orders for fuel sales, Councilmember Laliberte ques- tioned if this indicated a negotiated rate per gallon per year locked in; with Mr. Trudgeon responding affirmatively, noting that it was through State contract. Councilmember Laliberte suggested that this would also provide helpful infor- mation for the Council and general public to be aware of these annual negotia- tions. Mayor Roe noted that, in the past, Public Works Director Duane Schwartz had provided a report and results of various options; and with a larger purchasing enti- ty through state contract with other agencies and municipalities, the City of Rose- ville was able to obtain much better prices for those annual consumables. Coun- cilmember McGehee confirmed that the City used the state contract, negotiated annually, for fuel, salt & sand, and other supplies. Mayor Roe further clarified that, based on further analysis, the Police Department had reduced annual squad replacement from six (6) to five (5) per year. If the City Council was going to review the replacement of squads further, Coun- cilmember McGehee asked that it also consider a review of the 75,000 mile re- placement schedule; opining that she was aware of other municipalities that went with a higher mileage standard for replacement.