San Clemente : Purchase of 20 New City Vehicles Up for Approval

The City Council Wednesday is expected to approve the purchase of 20 new city vehicles, including six police cars, two police motorcycles, a jeep, several pickup trucks and a street sweeper. The amount requested for the purchases totals more than $570,000.

Projected purchase prices range from a low of $5,510 each for the motorcycles, to an expected $79,832 for the most expensive item, the street sweeper.

According to San Clemente Police Lt. Mike Sorg, acting public services director, primary emphasis will be placed on purchasing the six police cars, needed to replace vehicles that are “getting up in the miles.”