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Sperry trustees approve purchase of 2023 Dodge Durango pursuit vehicle
Summary
The Sperry Board of Trustees unanimously approved buying a 2023 Dodge Durango Pursuit from CDJR of Columbia for up to $42,748, funding $20,000 from police savings and the remainder from the town's 0.6% sales tax special account.
Mayor Robert Morton called the July 17 special meeting to order and moved to purchase a new 2023 Dodge Durango Pursuit for the Sperry Police Department. The motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Melody Anderson, specified a purchase price not to exceed $42,748.00 and passed 5–0.
The motion recorded in the minutes states: "MOTION WAS MADE BY ROBERT MORTON AND SECOND BY MELODY ANDERSON TO PURCHASE A NEW 2023 DODGE DURANGO PURSUIT FROM CDJR OF COLUMBIA FOR THE SPERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $42,748.00 WITH $20,000.00 FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND THE BALANCE FROM THE .6% SALES TAX SPECIAL ACCOUNT." The minutes also list competing bids for new and used vehicles, including new 2023 Dodge Charger offers (Jake Sweeney Automotive $36,478.00; Don Wood Chrysler $40,421.00) and other vendors and used-vehicle prices, but the board approved the CDJR of Columbia Durango bid.
Trustees present—David Cassidy, Patrick McCotter, Gary Callahan, Robert Morton and Melody Anderson—voted yes on the motion. The minutes do not record further discussion of specifications, delivery timeline, or trade-in details beyond the bid table. The purchase was approved as part of the special meeting agenda; no ordinance or statute was cited in the minutes.
