Summary
Court reviewed a list of surplus Chevrolet Tahoes and discussed transferring a newer vehicle to emergency management, auctioning others, or donating units to volunteer fire departments; commissioners asked for mileage and condition reports before deciding.
Van Zandt County commissioners reviewed surplus vehicle options at the Aug. 7 workshop and discussed transferring one of several surplus sheriff Chevrolet Tahoes to the emergency-management fleet, placing others on auction, or donating vehicles to volunteer fire departments that lack ambulances or adequate response cars.
Commissioners asked staff to produce mileage and condition reports for each vehicle before making final disposition decisions. The court discussed fairness in asset transfers and whether departments that “give up” an asset should be credited in departmental accounting; finance staff agreed to present an approach to show transfers and credit the originating department if a vehicle’s value is reallocated.
Commissioners also suggested soliciting applications from volunteer fire departments that would use a donated vehicle for medical-response support and asked staff to document operating requirements and reporting if a donation route is chosen. No vehicles were transferred or sold at the workshop; staff were directed to return with condition reports and a recommended disposition plan.
