August 20, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

I attended the August 20, 2024, Camden County Commission meeting at 10:00 a.m.

All commissioners were present.

The agenda was amended to remove the scheduled closed session and add Enterprise fleet management to the agenda.

The first agenda item was Mid-County Fire Protection District.

Chief Amsinger was present to represent the fire district.

He was inquiring about the old Hazmat truck that currently belongs to the county’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA). Amsinger stated that the truck is 36 years old and his department might be interested in some of the fire prevention-related equipment on it. According to Commissioner Gohagan, EMA would be willing to part with the truck.

Presiding Commissioner Skelton questioned whether it would be better for the county to scrap the truck or sell it at auction?

Chief Amsinger felt that the truck would still have some resale value even without the fire equipment.

Commissioner Williams cautioned that there might be restrictions regarding how the county can dispose of the truck if they received it from a federal program.

Commissioner Skelton let Amsinger know that he could make a list of the equipment he needed from the Hazmat truck and coordinate with EMA.

The second agenda item was Sheriff – MOU w/ Stoutland School for Resource Officer.

The representative from the Sheriff’s Office explained that this was a standard MOU. Commissioner Skelton read the MOU aloud and it mostly covered the relationship between the school and the department where juvenile offenses and discipline were concerned.

The Commission approved this MOU unanimously.

The third agenda item was Road and Bridge Employee CDL Resolution.

This resolution established a policy whereby the county would reimburse employees for expenses incurred while acquiring their commercial driver licenses for work purposes. After receiving assistance from the county, employees would be required to remain employed by the county for a full year. If they left before the end of the year, they would be required to pay back $500 to the county. The money would be deducted from their last paycheck.

This resolution was approved unanimously.

The final agenda item was Enterprise fleet management.

Three representatives were present from Enterprise. They have had good success managing the vehicle fleet for the Sheriff’s Office. They have acquired thirty vehicles so far. Two trucks are also pending on order for the Road and Bridge Department.

Enterprise has not sold any vehicles for Camden County yet. There was a question if the county could get more value by auctioning their old vehicles or selling them through Enterprise. The Sheriff’s Office planned to compare the proposed sales prices from both outlets and choose the seller that would get the best price.

The Enterprise representative did explain that Enterprise would be able to get better prices for the police vehicles they recently purchased for the Sheriff’s Office once they are ready to be rotated out of service.

And that was that.