Commission approves plan for vehicle purchase for judicial court

At Monday's Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting, commissioners approved a request from the Juvenile Division of the Judicial Court to retire two vehicles and bid on a new one.

The division will retire a 1996 Ford Aerostar with 105,258 miles and a 2000 Dodge van with 99,601 miles. The division will now entertain bids for a new or slightly used 12-passenger van. The division has set aside $30,500 from its budget for the purchase.

The van will be used to transport juvenile offenders to court appearances and other similar functions.

Both commissioners Paul Koeper and Jay Purcell approved the request. Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones was not present at Monday's meeting.

In other business, the commission delayed a decision on the renewal of a loan and line of credit for the Cape County Transit Authority until Aug. 9, 2010. The bank requires all three commissioners to sign the renewal at the same time, and Jones was not available to sign at Monday's meeting. Purcell has also requested representatives from the transit authority attend next Monday's meeting to present more information about the loan and its payback plans.

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