Council approves sheriff and corrections budget transfers, advertises vehicle purchase

The Greene County Council approved multiple transfers within the sheriff’s budget to cover equipment repairs, K9 expenses and other operating needs, and authorized advertisement of a $52,002.52 appropriation to purchase a replacement detective vehicle.

Sheriff George (first name given in the record) told the council that older radios and vehicle parts are no longer supported and that a specific detective vehicle required replacement; he said some older radios were unsupported and that repairing some vehicles would be more cost-effective than buying new ones. He described a repair estimate of about $11,000 to replace an engine in one county pickup and noted several larger-than-usual repair bills this year.

The council approved a set of transfers that moved funds from part‑time jailer accounts to equipment and repair lines (examples recorded on the record include $21,001.74 and $33.91 transfers) and approved smaller transfers for K9 expenses ($15.95) and overtime and maintenance needs (including $750 for badge/computer repairs). Council members repeatedly voted “aye” to approve those transfers.

The council also voted to advertise a $52,002.52 appropriation to purchase a vehicle; the transcript records that the funds would come from the county corrections budget. The advertisement step was approved; the council did not award a contract or name a vendor at the meeting.

The transcript does not include a roll-call tally of individual yes/no votes or a detailed funding breakdown linking each transfer to specific line items beyond the descriptions read into the record.