Sheriff requests two hybrid Ford Interceptors; commissioners approve purchase and surplus trade-in

The Madison County Board of Commissioners approved the sheriff's request to purchase two 2026 Ford Interceptor SUVs and to declare a 2018 Dodge Durango surplus for use as a trade-in.

Doug Belts of the Madison County Sheriff's Department told the board the vehicles will be Ford Interceptors (similar to a Ford Explorer SUV) with a 3.3-liter V6 hybrid engine and that the department would purchase them using budgeted funds. He said the county would purchase through local dealer Ed Martin Ford at the state bid price of $44,691 per vehicle. "The price for each of those vehicles will be $44,691," he stated on the record.

Belts also asked to declare a 2018 Dodge Durango (144,000 miles) surplus and to use it as a trade-in to offset costs; he said Ed Martin Ford offered $4,500 as a trade-in value. Commissioners moved and approved the vehicle purchase and the surplus/trade-in by voice vote.

No additional conditions or procurement alternatives were recorded; funding was described as available in the sheriff department's budget for the year.