Overview
- Sheriff Jack Hall said two checks totaling $57,031.37 were approved and sent to Enterprise Fleet Management, bringing the account current.
- An Enterprise default notice warned that 41 mostly marked patrol vehicles risked repossession if payment was not received by Feb. 9.
- Deputies had begun stripping weapons and equipment from cruisers as a precaution, a directive Hall rescinded once payment authorization came through.
- County commissioners called the episode a manufactured crisis and argued the sheriff is responsible for paying invoices, citing an earlier $13,583 balance.
- Hall attributed the lapse to reduced funding and delayed purchasing authority as countywide cuts also shutter the Turning Point youth shelter and shorten auditor office hours.