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Brown County commissioners discuss jail storage upgrade and consider lease-purchase for four vehicles
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a $74,170.95 proposal to add storage space in the jail property room to be funded from the inmate phone fund and considered a lease purchase of four Tahoes (about $82,220 each) with multiple financing options; motions were made but no vote tallies were recorded on the transcript.
At a public meeting, the Brown County Commissioners Court reviewed two operational items: a proposed additional second floor for jail property-room storage with a total project cost of $74,170.95 and a proposal to lease-purchase four police-style vehicles.
A presenter asked to fund the jail storage work from the county's inmate phone fund and asked county staff for details about insurance or bond requirements before proceeding. The presenter said, "The total project is $74,170.95…I'm going to pay for the remainder of that from the inmate phone fund," and asked what type of insurance the county would require.
On fleet replacement, the court heard that four Chevrolet Tahoes (including equipment) were priced at $82,220 apiece, for a vehicle total of approximately $552,000 plus $26,800 for equipment. The meeting record showed three financing options: a three-year plan with higher annual payments, a four-year plan in the roughly $93,000 annual range and a five-year option with lower annual payments. The chair recommended the four-year plan and noted a buyback option for $1 at the end of the lease term.
The chair made a motion "to approve the lease purchase of vehicle." A second or a formal roll-call vote was not recorded in the transcript provided. On the property-room item, the court called for a motion and a name ("Tim Dees") was spoken on the record, but the transcript does not clearly record whether a second was made or whether the motion passed.
The staff noted the agenda cutoff for submissions is the 10th, and the court adjourned. No final funding approvals or signed contracts were recorded on the transcript prior to adjournment.
