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Sheriff presents fleet-lease option to replace aging patrol vehicles
Summary
The sheriff outlined a possible 3‑year unified fleet lease that would include vehicle upfitting and replacement; commissioners asked for the vendor's complete quote and discussed budget timing and trade‑in credits before deciding.
The sheriff briefed the commission on a proposed unified‑fleet leasing model that would provide regular replacement cycles and upfitting for marked patrol vehicles. In the estimate included with staff materials, samples were shown for different models — for example, the sheriff cited monthly per-vehicle figures such as about $15.80 for a Silverado and $16.78 for a Tahoe in the proposal estimates — and described upfit and equipment costs tied to radios, cameras and consoles.
Commissioners questioned whether the county would be required to buy all vehicles at once, how trade‑in credits would be handled, and how replacement timing would affect the capital improvement plan. The sheriff said the vendor would roll vehicles out on a 3‑year refresh schedule and that trades would be credited to lease payments; he agreed to provide the full quote for the commission to review before a decision. No contract was approved at the meeting.
