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Crisis Center seeks vehicle replacement as 2006 transport breaks down; board asks staff to check federal surplus
Summary
Crisis Center staff told Lancaster County commissioners the 2006 Ford Taurus used for client transports is unreliable and costly to repair; the board asked staff to first investigate federal surplus options before deciding on purchase, with a new Chevy Trax priced about $20,800 as one option.
Scott Etherton, Director of the Crisis Center, and Dennis Meyer, Budget and Fiscal Officer, told the board that the Crisis Center’s 2006 Ford Taurus has become increasingly unreliable and expensive to maintain, with repeated major repairs and odometer failure causing service challenges.
Etherton said the vehicle is used intermittently to transport clients to medical appointments, emergency departments or the bus station and that staff sometimes borrow the Public Defender’s vehicle. Meyer and Etherton presented options including purchasing a new Chevy Trax for about $20,800 or checking federal surplus inventory, which might provide faster availability and cost savings.
Commissioners and Etherton also discussed fleet-planning considerations such as hybrid or plug-in hybrid vehicles, but noted charging limitations at the Crisis Center could complicate those choices. The board expressed consensus to proceed promptly with replacement discussions and asked Etherton to check federal surplus availability before deciding on a purchase.
No formal purchase was approved at the meeting; next steps are for Crisis Center staff to report back with surplus availability and a recommended procurement path.
