Commissioners approve purchase and appropriation for two court‑service vehicles

Richland County commissioners on Aug. 5 approved two vehicle purchases for Adult Court Services and the additional appropriation necessary to complete the transactions.

Hayden Grama presented the request, saying the purchases would be paid from the department’s sanction-cost fund rather than the general fund. The first vehicle was described as a 2025 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor from Montrose Ford in Akron, Ohio, for $44,580.41. The second was a 2025 Chevy Tahoe from Tim Lally Chevrolet in Warrensville Heights; the dollar amount reported in the transcript is unclear and is recorded as stated by staff.

Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the vehicle purchases. Because the purchases require a budget appropriation, staff also moved to approve an additional appropriation; that motion was moved, seconded and carried on the record. The transcript records commissioners answering in the affirmative during the roll call, though a complete, line‑by‑line roll call for the appropriation motion is not fully captured in the provided excerpt.

Staff did not identify the expected in‑service date for the vehicles or additional lifecycle costs in the transcript. The purchases were described as non‑general‑fund expenditures from the sanction‑cost fund and will be processed through procurement and accounting after the appropriation.