Joplin Council signals approval for JPD take-home patrol cars
JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin police officers could be a step closer to getting take-home patrol vehicles. During Monday night’s city council meeting (11/2), council members voted unanimously to have the city manager put together an ordinance authorizing 16 take-home patrol vehicles to be purchased during the 2025 fiscal year — with the remainder of the [...]
JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin police officers could be a step closer to getting take-home patrol vehicles.
During Monday night’s city council meeting (11/2), council members voted unanimously to have the city manager put together an ordinance authorizing 16 take-home patrol vehicles to be purchased during the 2025 fiscal year — with the remainder of the vehicles to be purchased in 2026.
This would allow every eligible officer to have their own patrol vehicle.
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The price tag on the total initial investment is nearly $2.7 million, with annual replacement costs of more than $1.7 million.
Monday night’s vote gives city staff the “green light" to draft an ordinance that would be presented to council at a later day for final approval.
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