HomeMy WebLinkAbout20082047.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: ACCEPT DONATION OF VAN FOR SWAT NEGOTIATIONS TO WELD COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE FROM LARIMER COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, Larimer County has donated a 1980 Ford Econoline 350 van for use by the
SWAT Team, Negotiations Unit, and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of Weld County to formally accept all donations via Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado,that the donation from Larimer County of a 1980 Ford Econoline 350 van for use
by the SWAT Team, Negotiations Unit, be, and hereby is, accepted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that a copy of this Resolution, along with a
letter of appreciation, be forwarded to Larimer County.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 28th day of July, A.D., 2008.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Interoffice Memo
To: Don Warden
From: Bureau Chief Fliethman
nThrDate: July 16, 2008
Subject: Donated Van for SWAT Negotiations
During our discussion for 2009 Budget Preparation, I had mentioned there was still a need
to find another van type vehicle to use for negotiations during certain SWAT Operations.
As you are aware the Weld County Sheriff's Office has a SWAT team that has been
functioning for about 2 years now. The Negotiations unit has been under the SWAT team.
The Negotiations unit has increased and is now going to be a separate unit of that team.
To effectively and efficiently negotiate with someone they need to have privacy so they can
perform without any interruptions. The negotiations unit has purchased a "throw phone"
and all of its components to allow them to do this. Now the unit is in need of a vehicle. The
SWAT vehicle that was acquired last year that is currently being used to haul the SWAT
members can not have a dual purpose role. Therefore, the negotiators are not able to set
up in this vehicle and operate form it. The Negotiations unit from Larimer County
purchased, through a grant several years ago, an old van style ambulance. That team now
has received another vehicle and has to donate their current one to someone. Larimer
County cannot sell this vehicle since it was acquired through a grant and knew we were in
need of one. They have asked us if we could use theirs. This would be ideal for use because
they have the same equipment that we do so everything is interchangeable. They are not
going to remove any of the wiring so all we would essentially have to do is put our system
right inside and go. We would need to remove their outside markings, paint it and apply
ours. The vehicle is a 1980 Ford Econoline 350 van with 4 wheel drive conversion. It has
55,141 miles on it. The engine is a carbureted 460 CID and it has a C-6 3 speed automatic
transmission. This engine was put in at 51,600 miles. The engine is practically new with
only 3,541 miles on it. Since we have this opportunity to get this vehicle for free it wouldn't
take much money to get it up and running for our unit. I believe this would be a great
opportunity for our unit and the SWAT team as a whole.
We would like approval from the Commissioners to add this vehicle to our current
inventory. Use would be very limited so I do not anticipate putting on a lot of miles outside
of call outs and some training exercises. I will need some type of written authorization to
complete the transaction.
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W TO: John Cooke, Sheriff
IipeFROM: William H. Jerke, Chair
O Board of Commissioners
COLORADO DATE: July 22, 2008
RE: Donated Van for SWAT Negotiations
The commissioners approved the Sheriff's Office request to accept a donated van for SWAT
negotiations. Please convey to Larimer County our appreciation for their donation.
cc: Kim Fliethman
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