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Ellis County approves leases for sheriff and county vehicles totaling several hundred thousand dollars
Summary
Ellis County Commissioners approved multiple vehicle lease agreements for the sheriff’s office and county departments — including pursuit SUVs and pickup trucks — funded through American National Leasing with staggered terms and upfits; commissioners raised questions about upfit costs and fleet turnover.
Ellis County Commissioners on Thursday approved multiple vehicle lease agreements to equip the sheriff’s office and county departments, a package officials said will add or refresh roughly 15 vehicles to the county fleet.
EJ Harbin, representing American National Leasing, told the court the agreements include three-year leases for Chevrolet Tahoe police pursuit vehicles and Chevrolet Silverado pursuit vehicles for the sheriff’s office and five-year leases for GMC Sierra pickups for engineering and facilities. He said leases carry an interest rate of about 5.53% and include down payments…
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