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Henderson approves $48,325 police vehicle purchase, reallocating $12,000 from capital outlay

Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Henderson, Tennessee · September 12, 2024
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Summary

Police Chief Gary Davidson said the department is fully staffed and needs a vehicle for an officer joining the drug task force Monday. The board approved purchasing a $48,325 vehicle using $36,325 from the drug fund and $12,000 from general capital outlay.

Police Chief Gary Davidson told the board the department is fully staffed, including an additional employee approved in the budget, and that an officer assigned to the drug task force starting Monday required a vehicle. The new vehicle cost is $48,325; Chief Davidson said there is $36,325 available in the drug fund equipment line and requested $12,000 from general capital outlay to complete the purchase. Alderman Keith Smith moved to approve the purchase on state contract using those funds; the motion carried.

The meeting record does not list the vendor name beyond a state contract reference. The board did not record any dissent; the purchase was approved to meet an immediate operational need for drug-task-force deployment.

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