Passed without Opposition, Another “What Could Possibily Go Wrong Bill?” Allowing Sheriffs to Purchase Squad Cars without Bidding

Posted on 07/31/2023 by Cal SkinnerJuly 28, 2023

Signed by JB Pritzker Friday:

Bill Number: HB1727

Description: Allows sheriff departments in counties under 2 million to bypass bidding requirements for the replacement of damaged patrol vehicles.

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediately

Comments

Passed without Opposition, Another “What Could Possibily Go Wrong Bill?” Allowing Sheriffs to Purchase Squad Cars without Bidding — 6 Comments

Save Townships on 07/31/2023 at 12:34 pm said:

There’s nothing wrong with this. Quit panicking.
Andrew Gasser on 07/31/2023 at 2:26 pm said:

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a contract in excess of $30,000 may be let without advertising for bids in the case of the expedited replacement of a disabled, inoperable, or damaged patrol vehicle of the sheriff’s department if authorized by the county board in a county with fewer than 2,000,000 inhabitants. Effective immediately.

Will the county board authorize the sheriff this authority?
The Toilet Bowl on 07/31/2023 at 3:03 pm said:

This is how you buy cooperation.. come on you gotta know this trick by now… so when he asks them to come get your weapons.. he gets no push back… he is to easy to read… on his law breaking moves… make some popcorn lets see what’s next on his menu..
Mellow Monk on 07/31/2023 at 3:43 pm said:

Wow Toilet, better sleep with your guns and take them with you to the can, too. Be prepared!
Biden Hunter on 07/31/2023 at 10:10 pm said:

There’s everything wrong with it!
AngryinRichmondTownship on 08/01/2023 at 7:34 pm said:

Another disgrace.