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County amends sheriff vehicle purchase, adds $36,200 to get pursuit engines
Summary
Columbia County approved an amendment to reorder 10 sheriff vehicles with upgraded engines, adding $3,620 per vehicle ($36,200 total) funded from the county risk management fund after staff determined the originally received vehicles used investigator packages rather than pursuit engines.
Columbia County commissioners approved an amendment to a previously authorized purchase that will replace two delivered SUVs and reorder 10 sheriff patrol vehicles with turbo-style pursuit engines, adding $36,200 to the county’s cost.
The amendment, presented by Mr. Blanchard, a county staff member, responds to an inspection that found the first two delivered vehicles were fitted with an engine and package “designed more for investigators,” not…
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