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Scott County commissioners agree to seek council appropriation to cover sheriff’s radio lease after bank default notice
Summary
County legal counsel told commissioners US Bank notified the county it intended to declare a sheriff’s lease in default; commissioners voted to request the county council authorize payment from the sheriff’s mandated budget and to present the matter to council next week.
Scott County commissioners discussed a US Bank lease-purchase agreement for radios that the county received notices about after the bank indicated it intended to declare the county in default.
County legal counsel Zach summarized the situation, saying the contract bears a sheriff's signature dated Feb. 12, 2024, and bank signatures dated Feb. 20, 2025, and that US Bank had asserted a cross-collateralization clause that could expose other county equipment to default remedies. Zach told commissioners the county did not receive the contract for pre-execution review as required by…
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