Consent 7.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 02/23/2016
- Title:
- Search and Rescue Vehicles
- Submitted By:
- Mark Genz, County Sheriff
- Department:
- County Sheriff
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature NOT Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
0
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Tom Alinen
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Commander
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve a donation from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation in the amount of $85,160 to purchase two 2016 Ford F250 4X4 diesel pick-up trucks to be used by the Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team.
Background:
Search and Rescue is a statutorily mandated activity for the Sheriff's Office. Generally, vehicles used by this team are hand-me-downs that have reached their maximum mileage to be used by patrol. This is not the ideal way to acquire vehicles for this team but due to budget restrictions has been the way it is done. The team, in the course of their duties, is expected to go into very remote and rugged areas of the county. Approving the purchase of new vehicles for them, at no cost to the county, gives them more dependable and functional vehicles to use in this mission. These vehicles will replace existing vehicles that the team already has. They will be no added expense to the county.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Purchase the vehicles and issue them to the Search and Rescue Team.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
The Search and Rescue Team will be required to continue to use older, less dependable vehicles for their mission.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Please approve this donation so finance can set up the account and the vehicles can be paid for.