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Commission approves sheriff’s vehicle replacement, covers insurance shortfall
Summary
The commission approved replacing a sheriff’s vehicle the department lost to a crash and agreed to cover roughly a $7,300–$7,400 gap between insurance proceeds and replacement cost from the general fund.
Covington County commissioners approved purchasing a replacement vehicle for a sheriff’s department truck damaged in a crash and agreed to cover the difference between insurance proceeds and the replacement price from the general fund.
County staff said the insurance payment left a gap of roughly $7,300–$7,400 between the settlement and the total cost to acquire and equip the replacement vehicle. The sheriff said the wrecked truck had been fully equipped and that equipping new vehicles can cost more than $10,000. The sheriff said the department will repurpose salvageable equipment where feasible to reduce new‑equipment costs.
Commissioners voted to proceed with the purchase and to pay the insurance shortfall from the general fund. The meeting did not include a line‑item cost for equipping the new vehicle or a projected timeline for completing the repurposing work.
