Houston County discusses auctioning older vehicles; proceeds to be split with sheriff's office

At a regular meeting of the Houston County Commission, officials discussed plans to put older county vehicles up for auction, with proceeds to be divided between the Houston County Commission and the sheriff’s office, Speaker 2 said.

Speaker 2, who presented the item, told the commission the vehicles are being taken to market this week and that “part of the funds will go to Houston County Commission, and part will go to the sheriff's office depending on which vehicles were bought with which funds.” The presenter added she could not give an exact split at the meeting, saying, “I think it's 3 and 3 or 4,” and that staff would confirm the allocation later.

Commissioners asked no substantive questions during the presentation. Speaker 1 moved on procedural items later in the meeting and referenced a second by Mister Adams for Scott; the transcript records a motion and a second related to agenda business but contains no recorded vote or formal tally on the vehicle-auction item.

The transcript indicates staff planned to take the vehicles to the sale this week and that a draft response or related paperwork would be prepared for commissioner review. The meeting did not record a finalized disbursement formula or a signed authorization in the provided transcript material.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: staff will proceed with preparing sale paperwork and confirm the exact distribution of proceeds; the commission will review the draft when it is circulated.