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Sheriff requests mower trade-ins and sale of aging pickup to fund plow; commissioners approve purchases
Summary
The sheriff asked to trade two eight-year-old mowers and to sell a 2008 pickup (bed failing) to fund a new plow; commissioners approved buying one mower not to exceed $8,000 from Rainy Day funds and approved sale and plow purchase.
Sheriff Baugh told the board the department maintains county grounds with two eight-year-old mowers and requested authority to trade them for new models so Brad Alspaugh and inmate crews can continue mowing county property.
Baugh also said a 2008 Ford pickup’s bed is failing because of salt spreading and asked permission to sell it and use the proceeds to purchase a plow for Alspaugh’s truck. Commissioners approved purchasing one mower from Humphrey's not to exceed $8,000 from the Rainy Day Fund, and they approved selling the pickup to fund a new plow.
Council members noted the purchase could be funded from either the Warchest or Rainy Day funds; the board proceeded with a motion specifying Rainy Day funds for the mower purchase. The meeting record does not list the buyer or the expected sale amount for the pickup; commissioners did not discuss a timetable for the sale at the meeting.
