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Carter County commissioners authorize $479,000 in sheriff equipment and vehicle purchases
Summary
The commission authorized the Sheriff’s Office to use reserve funds to replace defective firearms, purchase rapid-defense bags and to buy four frontline patrol vehicles and four SRO vehicles, with a listed total cost of roughly $479,000; the motion passed unanimously in the recorded vote.
The Carter County Board of Commissioners authorized reserve-fund spending for public-safety equipment and vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office.
In a motion by Robert Acuff, seconded by Aaron Frazier, the commission approved using reserve funds to replace defective firearms, purchase rapid-defense kits (including tactical backpacks and medical kits) and to purchase four frontline patrol vehicles and four school resource officer vehicles. The meeting packet lists itemized equipment and vehicle pricing that together totaled approximately $479,000; the electronic roll-call vote recorded 22 yes votes.
Packet materials included a line-item breakdown for firearms, holsters, rapid-defense bags and vehicle models and prices, and also listed related procurement justifications. The purchase was presented as an appropriation from reserve funds; no change to the unassigned fund balance was recorded on the motion as presented.
The commission's approval follows standard procurement motions on the agenda; no additional conditions or amendments were recorded during the floor discussion.
