Brown County Sheriff’s Office will soon purchase another Chevy Tahoe to add to their current fleet of patrol cars after receiving approval by commissioners at their regular meeting on Monday.

The vehicle to be purchased is a 2016 4-wheel drive Chevy Tahoe with the police interceptor engine.  Through the State of Texas Buy Board, the vehicle will be purchased for a price of $41,835, which includes all fees, and installation of all equipment needed for it to be patrol ready.

The 2016 model has increased in price approximately $4,000 according to Brown County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Vance Hill, who stated that his office has taken bids to purchase two other vehicles, possibly Ford Explorers.  This matter will be addressed at the next commissioners’ court meeting on Tuesday, January 19th.

In other matters on Monday’s agenda:

*No action was taken in regards to implementing a burn ban.  Currently there is no burn ban in Brown County.

*Commissioners approved changes in BCSO employees.  Chief Deputy Hill stated that a part time visitation clerk will move to full time and another person has been hired to fill the part time position.  Hill also reported that the jail count was 166 as of Monday morning.

*Commissioners approved acceptance of various donations made recently to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office.  According to Chief Deputy Hill, these donations were $255 from the Brownwood Country Club for National Night Out; $150 from Jeff Heffelfinger of CR 201 where county agencies helped during a recent large wildfire; and $500 from Weldon Wilson who recently held a cattle drive where BCSO units helped provide traffic control.  County Judge Ray West stated, “It is important to acknowledge these donations which were made from people who are good citizens.”