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Sheriff seeks to surplus 44 handguns and pursue equipment upgrades; court approves surplus and authorizes ambulance bid process
Summary
The fiscal court approved surplus of 44 sheriff’s office handguns (24 previously on inventory) to facilitate replacing duty pistols with new 9mm models and accepted a plan to advertise for bids on a used ambulance after staff identified a pre-owned vehicle option.
The Logan County Fiscal Court approved the Logan County Sheriff’s Office request to surplus 44 handguns from the sheriff’s inventory and heard a proposal to replace aging vehicles and ambulances.
Sheriff’s Office staff explained the surplus process is a first step toward moving the department from .40-caliber pistols to 9mm models, citing ammunition cost and accuracy considerations. The sheriff said 44 firearms were identified in departmental records, though county inventory listed only 24 with serial numbers; the surplus clears the way to either trade or transfer the older weapons. “We’re going to surplus these. We’re going to trade these 44 guns in with the company for the 9 mills,” the sheriff said. The court approved the surplus on roll call.
Court also heard an EMS presentation about fleet needs. Emergency Medical Services officials described an immediate vehicle gap and presented a pre-owned ambulance that the EMS chief said he purchased to hold for the county at a purchase price of roughly $42,008 (the presenter noted a $20,000 grant balance that could be applied to the purchase). EMS staff recommended the county consider buying the used ambulance because of long lead times (about 18 months) for new remounted units and aging units in the fleet. After discussion, the judge and staff agreed to advertise for bids and to return with comparable quotes; the judge later rescinded a direct purchase motion and directed staff to advertise publicly for ambulance options given the county’s procurement thresholds.
Sheriff and other officials also asked the court to allow the sheriff to solicit bids for leased vehicles; the court approved the sheriff pursuing a leasing bid process to evaluate options for fleet replacement and possible county incorporation.
No final procurement contracts were awarded at the meeting; the court approved the surplus and authorized advertising for ambulance bids and vehicle leasing proposals.
