Muscatine County supervisors approve $55,000 purchase of 2024 police-package Dodge Durango for sheriff’s office

The Muscatine County supervisors approved the purchase of a 2024 police-package Dodge Durango for the sheriff’s office at their Jan. 12 meeting. The board voted to authorize the $55,000 purchase after supervisors were told the vehicle already includes lights, a console and cages and would require only a radio and a computer mount to be operational.

The vehicle purchase (Item 3) was introduced by Unidentified Speaker 1 and discussed by Unidentified Speaker 3, who said the car “is already set up” with lights and a console and that “setup costs are gonna be very minimal.” The speaker also said the county had favorable trade-in results earlier in the year and that roughly $60,000 remained in the relevant budget line, making funds available for the purchase.

Unidentified Speaker 2 moved to approve the purchase and Unidentified Speaker 4 seconded; the board voted in favor and Unidentified Speaker 1 declared the motion carried. The minutes record the board’s approval but do not list an individual roll-call tally in the transcript.

The supervisors did not provide further detail in the recorded discussion about which vehicle would be traded in, the expected date of delivery, or whether the purchase was from a local vendor. Those details were not specified in the meeting record.

The board moved on to other agenda items after approving the purchase.