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Cusseta–Chattahoochee work session reviews sheriff fleet, pauses purchase amid staffing questions
Summary
At a Dec. 23 work session county staff and commissioners reviewed department updates and the sheriff's vehicle inventory; commissioners declined to approve an immediate vehicle purchase, requested clearer vehicle and staffing data, and did not add a requested $13,500 Superior Court budget amendment to the Jan. 7 agenda.
County staff used a Dec. 23 work session to update commissioners on parks, public works and water operations and to review the county vehicle inventory and sheriff’s fleet needs.
County Manager Thomas Weaver presented a vehicle inventory and said the county currently counts nine vehicles tied to the sheriff’s office but that staffing and lease-return timing complicate replacement plans. Amanda Beaver, present in the audience, disputed some of the vehicle counts and said the office was not in possession of certain vehicles staff had listed. Weaver recounted that a Tahoe expected to be transferred for county use was unavailable because it was returned to sheriff’s service; he said that reassignment contributed to the inventory confusion.
Commissioners debated whether future replacements should favor pickup trucks over sedans to support emergency assistance and EMS duties the sheriff’s office has performed. Chairman Charles Coffey and other commissioners said they agreed a truck is more useful when justified, but that the board needed a complete fleet report and vehicle-mileage data before approving purchases. The board did not add a vehicle purchase to the regular meeting agenda.
Work session minutes also note a Superior Court request for a $13,500 staffing supplement; commissioners chose not to add that budget amendment to the Dec. 23 regular meeting agenda. The county manager said the county expects to be short only one vehicle after lease returns, and staff will return with a more detailed vehicle-status report.
No purchases were authorized at the work session; commissioners directed staff to prepare additional information for future consideration.
