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Northumberland supervisors approve $119,000 check for four sheriff’s vehicles
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a handwritten invoice payment of $119,000 so the sheriff’s office can purchase four vehicles from an out‑of‑state dealer; three will carry rebuilt Missouri titles and one a clean title, and the county noted warranty and insurance limits.
The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a $119,000 invoice payment so the sheriff’s office can purchase four vehicles from an out‑of‑state dealer.
The payment, authorized during the board’s county administrator items, covers a portion of a FY26 capital vehicles allocation the board budgeted at $171,493. County Administrator (unnamed) said the check is for an invoice from J and W Auto Sales and that the sheriff’s team will need to travel out of state to complete the purchase. "First item we have is the sheriff's office vehicle payment authorization," the county administrator said in the meeting.
The sheriff, identified in the transcript as Sheriff Hacham, told the board the dealer is in Missouri near Joplin and that the vehicles come with limited warranties. "You get 12 month, 12,000 miles from him," Sheriff Hacham said, adding that three of the cars will carry rebuilt Missouri titles and one will have a clean title. He said the clean-title vehicle will likely retain a factory warranty while the rebuilt-title vehicles will not. Sheriff Hacham also said the county already has the invoices and W‑9 on file to process the check.
The sheriff noted an insurance caveat. "VACOR. They will only insure the car for what it's worth on a rebuilt title," he said, explaining that an insurance payout for a total loss would be prorated to the rebuilt value rather than the full value of a comparable 2023 model.
Board members discussed logistics and cost savings related to travel and lodging for the purchase trip and approved the request by voice vote. A board member clarified the county intends to handwrite the check so the sheriff's staff can carry it on the trip. The motion to approve the invoice payment passed with all board members saying "aye." No roll call vote listing individual yes or no votes was recorded for this action in the transcript.
The board did not record additional restrictions or contingency conditions tied to the payment; warranty, title and insurance limits described by Sheriff Hacham were discussed as factual context rather than conditions of the approval.
