FOLSOM — The Folsom Police Department will soon add two new BMW police motorcycles to its fleet following City Council approval Tuesday night, a move funded almost entirely through a state Cannabis Tax Fund Grant intended to strengthen impaired-driving enforcement and road safety initiatives.
The council authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with Long Beach BMW for the $84,199.32 purchase. The acquisition includes $84,000 covered by the California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant and an additional $199.32 coming from the city’s Police Capital Vehicle Fund. According to the staff report presented to the council, contracts of this size require approval under Section 2.36.080 of the Folsom Municipal Code.
In presenting the details, Police Chief Adam Green wrote that the department’s acceptance of the state grant earlier this year positioned Folsom to acquire the new motorcycles as part of a broader strategy to enhance DUI enforcement, training, and impaired-driving response. “The police department agreed to purchase two BMW police motorcycles under the terms of the grant,” Green stated in the staff report. motorcycles…