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Commissioners withdraw motion on $268,000 sheriff vehicle purchase; special meeting set
Summary
A motion to amend the agenda to approve purchase of sheriff vehicles was withdrawn after concerns about notice requirements; commissioners scheduled a special meeting the next day at 11 a.m. to consider the purchase, which staff said would spend about $268,000 on five vehicles ordered on a state contract earlier this year.
Commissioners at the St. Francois County Commission meeting discussed but did not approve a planned purchase of sheriff vehicles, instead withdrawing the motion and scheduling a special meeting for the next day at 11 a.m. to consider the purchase.
The item was introduced as an amendment to the agenda to add approval of the sheriff's vehicle purchase. Commissioners raised procedural concerns about the requirement to provide 24 hours' public notice for contracts. The motion to add the item was withdrawn pending a special meeting; commissioners agreed to call that meeting for 11 a.m. the following day.
County staff said the vehicles are on a state contract and were ordered earlier this year; staff described the purchase as roughly $268,000 for five vehicles (Tahoes). Commissioners and staff discussed that the order had been placed months earlier and that local dealers are generally not on the state contract, which complicates giving local dealers an opportunity to bid. Several commissioners said they want to try to give local dealers a chance to bid for future purchases but noted timing and production schedules make that difficult.
Because the commission did not act on the purchase at the regular meeting, any final approval will occur at the special meeting. The county did not take a final vote on the procurement during the session.
