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Sheriff urges purchase of squad cars, presents jail budget scenarios
Summary
Sheriff Trevor Wright asked the Board to prioritize purchasing squad vehicles rather than leasing and presented a mock jail budget showing how not accepting out‑of‑county inmates would reduce revenue; commissioners asked for lease end dates and favored purchases.
Sheriff Trevor Wright asked the Traverse County Commission for guidance on whether to purchase squad vehicles or continue leasing them; commissioners requested a list of lease end dates and expressed a preference to purchase. "The Commissioners' consensus was to purchase them rather than lease them," the minutes state.
Wright also updated the Board on jail policy and finance: he reviewed ongoing Jail Task Force discussions and said the County has been corresponding with the State about increasing boarding fees for District 3. He presented a mock budget that showed the department would face a budget increase if the county stopped accepting out‑of‑county inmates, because boarding revenues would be lost, and invited commissioners to review a full set of budget numbers.
