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Animal Control Seeks Donation-Funded Van after High Out-of-County Adoption Transport
Summary
Animal Control Director George Richmond asked to buy a replacement van priced at $53,949 using the department's donation account (approx. $100,000 balance) to transport animals out of county for adoption, and requested the next available surplus truck via fleet transfer as a next-budget request.
Animal Control Director George Richmond told the Board that the department has located a van at a local dealership priced at $53,949 and asked to purchase it now using the Animal Control donation account rather than the general county budget.
Richmond said the current Sprinter van has more than 400,000 miles and is no longer repairable. He noted last year the department transported 329 animals out of state for adoption and had 396 local adoptions; over the last 40 days staff transported 32 animals out of state while only three local adoptions occurred, illustrating the operational need for reliable transport.
Richmond added that the donation account holds approximately $100,000 and is sufficient for the purchase. He also requested that when the next fleet truck becomes available through county transfer programs it be assigned to Animal Control as part of next year’s budget planning. County Administrator John Gorton confirmed the van purchase item was already on the evening agenda and that the vehicle is available through state procurement, and the board discussed using surplus county trucks if available.
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