Montgomery County approves lease for two sheriff pursuit vehicles and advances budget amendment

The Montgomery County Fiscal Court voted Oct. 22 to approve a lease-purchase agreement for two 2026 Dodge Durango pursuit vehicles for the sheriff's department and advanced a budget amendment to account for related revenues.

The court reviewed a resolution authorizing execution of an equipment lease-purchase agreement for the vehicles and approved the resolution. The court then approved a lease-purchase agreement with Lease One Magnolia for the two vehicles, with the lease amount recorded in the meeting minutes as $110,739.36 for both vehicles.

In the same meeting the court approved the first reading of a fiscal ordinance to amend the 2025–26 budget. The amendment would recognize $2,000,000 in unanticipated state grant revenue and $110,739.36 in lease proceeds, and would increase capital outlay and equipment cruiser line items accordingly. The court voted to approve the first reading of that ordinance.

The motions were made and carried during regular business without a roll-call tally recorded in the transcript. The court did not specify the lease term or interest rate in the meeting record.

Chair (presiding) handled the motions and asked for votes; Daniel Carmichael moved and Shane Parker seconded motions at various points on the agenda. The meeting record does not include a named vote tally for the vehicle approvals beyond the chair’s announcement that the motions carried.

The court indicated that the lease funding will be reflected in the forthcoming budget documents and that the equipment will be assigned to the sheriff's department. No implementation date for vehicle delivery was stated in the transcript.