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Commissioners approve sheriff’s request to sell retiring deputy a department firearm and to buy a refurbished armored carrier
Summary
The court approved a $5 sale of a department Glock to a retiring lieutenant deputy and authorized a sole-source purchase (net $99,008.50 after a $12,000 trade‑in) of a refurbished, rifle‑rated armored personnel carrier for the sheriff’s office; county attorney and auditor reviewed the sole‑source documentation, and officials said federal or other funding constraints influenced the procurement approach.
The Atascosa County Commissioners Court approved two sheriff’s office requests on Dec. 8: authorization to sell a department‑issued Glock Model 19 to a retiring lieutenant deputy and approval of a sole‑source purchase of a refurbished armored personnel carrier.
On the firearm sale, the sheriff’s office requested authority under Texas Government Code §614.051 to sell the department Glock (serial BRXT653) to retiring Lieutenant Deputy Norma Jordan.…
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