Staff Reports
Marion County Commissioners again kicked the can down the road on purchasing new vehicles for the County Constables during their regular Monday meeting.
Pct 4 Commissioner Charlie Treadwell proposed the county purchase two 2021 Chevrolet Colorado pickup trucks, at approximately $21,000 each. This would have been about the same price as the used vehicles originally proposed to purchase from the Texarkana Police Department.
Pct 1 Constable Ed Baird had proposed new Ford F150 Super Cab vehicles at $35-39,000 each.
Marion County Sheriff David Capps countered the proposal, citing a meeting planned this week with Enterprise Rent-A-Car fleet division, which would allow the county to lease up to 20 vehicles for three years, thus saving a lot of the purchase and maintenance expense.
Commissioners opted to table the purchase vehicles until Capps could report back to them at the next meeting.
In other business, Commissioners approved
• allowing the Cypress River Airport Board to spend $7,334.60 to install new fencing along a portion of the property.
• designating February as Black History Month
• accepted the Racial Profiling reports from MC Constable Pct. 1
• accepted the Racial Profiling report waiver from MC Constable Pct 2
• accepted the Asset Forfeiture Report for 2021 from MC Constables Pct 1 and 2
Commissioners will meet again at 9 a.m. on April 28 in the Commissioners Courtroom in the Courthouse Annex.