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Commissioners approve auction of two surplus vehicles; lease negotiations with state discussed but not voted
Summary
The board approved sending a 2014 Ford Taurus and a 2015 Ford Explorer to public auction and discussed a proposed four-year lease with the state; commissioners asked staff to pursue options but did not take a formal vote on the lease.
Commissioners approved a motion to send two county vehicles to public auction and discussed an ongoing lease negotiation with a state occupant.
County staff described two surplus vehicles: a 2014 Ford Taurus (about 90,000 miles) used by the nursing home and a 2015 Ford Explorer (about 100,000+ miles) from the sheriff's office. The board voted to list both vehicles for public auction via JSJ Auctions in Exeter.
Separately, staff reported several months of negotiation with a state agency over a proposed four-year lease that would include roughly 3.5% annual increases. Commissioners debated whether to seek a shorter term to reach parity with other state leases at $18.21 per square foot and directed staff to pursue options (including a possible two-year step plan), but they did not take a formal vote on executing a lease at this meeting.
Quote attribution in this article uses the meeting transcript for the vehicle descriptions and the lease discussion.
