RES 1991-04F. U,
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 91- 04
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS FINDING A NECESSITY TO
PROCURE TWO (2) POLICE CARS TO PRESERVE AND
PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN AND AUTHORIZING,
APPROVING, RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING fie,
CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF SAID POLICE CARS
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 90-15 , enacted September 24,
1990, the Town established a Police Department and delegated to
the Chief of Police the responsibility and authority to
organize and administer the Department;
WHEREAS, in furtherance of said authority, the Chief of
Police has undertaken to hire police officers and procure
materials and equipment necessary to enable the Department to
fulfill its duty to preserve and protect the public safety of
the residents of the Town;
WHEREAS, the Town's contract with Denton County, Texas
for police protection expired September 30, 1990;
WHEREAS, the Town, based on information which the Chief
of Police, the Town Administrator and the Town Council
reasonably believed to be reliable, understood that
satisfactory used police cars were immediately available for
procurement from the State of Texas for use by the Department;
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police made diligent effort to
locate and procure satisfactory used police cars and, in so
doing, determined that all available cars were in such a state
of deterioration or disrepair as to be wholly unacceptable to
the Town;
WHEREAS, the unexpected unavailability of acceptable used
police cars, coupled with expiration of the Town's contract
with Denton County for police protection, made it necessary for
the Town to take prompt action to procure police cars in order
to provide police protection to residents of the Town so as to
preserve and protect their public safety, and the Mayor, acting
on behalf of the Town, therefore entered into contracts (the
"Purchase Contracts") with Jack Williams Chevrolet; Inc., each
dated September 28, 1990, to purchase two (2) 1991 Chevrolet
Corsica police cars for $11,898.86 and $11`,819.66 respectively,
payable t$399.96 and $368.99 respectively per month for 36
months.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, as follows:
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Section 1. The preambles and recitals set forth above
are found to be true and correct and are incorporated into this
resolution the same as if set forth verbatim herein.
Section 2. The Town Council hereby finds and
determines that the actions of the Mayor in acquiring police
cars and entering into the Purchase Contracts are necessary to
preserve and protect the public safety of the residents of the
Town.
Section 3. The procurement of the police cars and
execution of the Purchase Contracts by the Mayor are hereby in
all respects authorized, approved, ratified and confirmed.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of
Trophy Club, Texas this the 15th day of January, 1991.
Mayor, Town of Tr,&phy Club,
Tok as
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
APPROVED AS TO FORMS
Town Attorney,
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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