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Commission sets first reading for plan to use ARPA funds to buy 14 SUVs for sheriff's office
Summary
After hearing the sheriff's office had missed a lease payment and faces aging vehicles, commissioners debated redirecting ARPA funds originally earmarked for a shooting range to purchase 14 sport-utility vehicles; the sponsor moved the item to first reading for further review and to allow law-enforcement input.
The commission heard a request to use previously allocated ARPA funds to purchase 14 sport-utility vehicles for the sheriff's office after the departmentmissed a lease payment on some patrol vehicles.
The sponsor said the sheriff's office judged replacement vehicles a higher immediate priority than building a separate shooting range and asked the commission to reallocate funds earmarked earlier for the range. Commissioners raised procedural questions about the budgeting process, whether the ARPA designation could be changed and whether a staggered replacement plan would be preferable to buying many vehicles at once. One commissioner asked that the sheriff or other law-enforcement representatives attend a work session so commissioners could ask technical questions before final approval.
The sponsor moved to place the item on first reading so the sheriff and staff could provide more detailed information and a procurement plan. Commissioners also discussed staggering future vehicle purchases to avoid a large number of high-mileage vehicles retiring simultaneously.
