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reading 60,000 miles, the front end has come out once “and it sounds like it’s getting ready to come out again,” Woodward said. “It isn’t a police car and it just won’t stand these back roads.”
The department’s other cars, a 1982 Plymouth and two 1983 Impalas, will have 60,000 miles and 25,000 miles respectively at the end of the fiscal year, according ftt the sheriff.
“I have requested an extra deputy this year (from the State Compensation Board which pays law enforcement salaries) so we can give 24 hour coverage.” Woodward continued. Last year, a hiring freeze was in effect. This year, over 100 new positions will be divided between local law enforcement departments. “So there’s a good chance I’ll get the deputy,” the sheriff said.
He told the supervisors that the dealer he works with is trying to arrange for an extension of the vehicle order placement deadline to May 1 to allow time for a decision from the Compensation Board. “Then I have another 30 days in which I can cancel the order...If 1 don’t get the position, I won’t need the car.”
Cars Are Money Makers
In response to questions from the board, Woodward said the sheriffs department has been making money on its cars with state reimbursement running higher than operating costs. “It cost us 12 cents a mile to operate. That’s for gas, oil, repairs, insurance, everything. And that state has
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