Schuylkill County is rolling along on some brand-new wheels.

County commissioners on Wednesday approved the purchases of new vehicles for the district attorney’s, domestic relations, and adult probation offices.

All of the sales were contracted using COSTARS, the state’s purchasing program.

The District Attorney’s Office is getting a 2023 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor utility all-wheel-drive vehicle for the Detective Division – Gun Violence Grant.

The purchase will be through the New Holland Auto Group, New Holland, Lancaster County, for $40,845. The vehicle will be outfitted by Rottet Motors, Tamaqua, for $9,521.92, for a total amount of $50,366.92.

This will be a five-year lease/purchase, with the first principal and interest payment of $11,474.64 due next year.

The vehicle will be purchased with a two-year, $189,441 grant through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

The grant will also buy protective gear, including bullet proof vests, sidearms and rifle, and pay the salary of

The District Attorney’s Office recently hired Rush Township resident Ronald J. Kazakavage as detective supervisor-gun violence investigator at $23.90 an hour, also paid for through the grant.

The grant, for which First Assistant District Attorney Michael J. Stine applied in October, is a portion of $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act money that was divided among qualifying counties in the state.

The Domestic Relations Office will purchase two Police Interceptor vehicles from Rottet Motors for a total of $90,019.62.

Rottet Motors “gave the best price and will accept Domestic Relations’ current vehicles for trade-in value.

The cost will be paid for from the Domestic Relations’ Incentives Fund, which is awarded on a quarterly basis, based on performance measures. There is no cost to the county for the purchase of the vehicles, commissioners said.

The Adult Probation Department will buy one Police Interceptor vehicle from New Holland Auto Group for $44,712, using Offender Supervision Fee money. The funds will be dispersed through the Capital Automotive Equipment account.