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Supervisors press departments for take‑home vehicle data as budget cuts loom
Summary
Supervisors asked departments to detail take‑home vehicle counts, out‑of‑county mileage and on‑call response needs after staff raised the line as a potential source of savings; the sheriff defended the mutual‑aid and retention rationale and said many fleet vehicles were purchased with restricted funds.
Take‑home vehicles emerged as a contested line item during March 24’s budget discussion, with multiple supervisors asking departments to provide written justifications for who drives county vehicles home, how often those vehicles travel outside county lines, and how many emergency or on‑call responses require immediate proximity to an officer’s residence.
Several supervisors framed take‑home vehicles as a potential area for…
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