By Taelor Rye
Dodge County Manager Bobby Peacock reported to the Dodge County Board of Commissioners at the November 2 meeting that, coinciding with the need for a new ambulance – as discussed at the last board meeting – the county has opened bidding. A new ambulance, as Peacock stated, “would cost close to $150,000.00,” so the savvier option would be to have the box from an old ambulance mounted to the back of a new vehicle. In the case of a 2016 Ford E450 with a V10 engine, the cheapest of three bids came at the price of $76,075.00. Commissioner Brian Watkins added that Telfair County has invested in a Ford F450 rather than an E450, noting that this pickup option would be easier to work on and would generally have a cooler engine due to more available room. Rather than moving forward with the options already in place, Peacock and the board decided to take a bit more time to look into the option of an F450.
Peacock also initiated discussion on the Dodge County Board of Tax Assessors’ personnel policy, as their policy deviates from the county’s general personnel policy, applicable to other Dodge County employees other than elected officials. County attorney John Harrington stated that, because the tax assessor’s office falls under legislation rather than constitution, it generally would fall under the county’s general personnel policy. Harrington also said that it may not be a good idea to have multiple personnel policies for similarly created bodies under one government. Watkins stated that the board should write the office a letter stating that their policy should align with other county employees’ policy.

Dodge commissioners defer ambulance plans
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