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Sheriff's vehicle replacements deferred; county to study leasing and use prior-year savings for equipment purchases
Summary
Commissioners agreed to defer a planned vehicle replacement program and asked staff to pursue a leasing RFP and allow the sheriff to purchase needed nonrecurring items from remaining FY16 balances. The sheriff's office presented a 60-month lease quote and county staff cited a multi-year pattern of returned funds.
St. Mary's County commissioners agreed to defer a planned FY17 replacement of patrol vehicles and directed staff to pursue further analysis of leasing versus exempt financing after receiving a cost estimate from a vendor.
Aaron, a representative from the sheriff's office, presented a cost quote from Acme Auto Leasing for Ford Interceptor utility vehicles. He said the 60-month lease option produced a monthly cost per vehicle of about $1,023 in the vendor quote, which, when multiplied across the 33 vehicles in the…
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