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Commissioners request status update on sheriff's body cameras amid public concern

Barry County Board of Commissioners · September 8, 2026

Summary

Commissioners Marsha Bassett and Catherine Getty requested a status update from the Sheriff about body cameras, noting constituent concerns that cameras are not yet in use; correspondence about body cameras was reported to the chair before the meeting.

At the Sept. 8 meeting Commissioners Marsha Bassett and Catherine Getty asked that the Sheriff and the Sheriff's Department provide a status update regarding body cameras. The minutes record Bassett's request and Getty's request to have the Sheriff provide the update; no response from the Sheriff is recorded in these minutes.

Chair Jackson earlier reported receiving an email from a constituent expressing concerns about body cameras at the Sheriff’s Office that were not yet in use. The item was recorded under correspondence and commissioner comments; the minutes do not show any operational details (e.g., funding status, deployment schedule) or a timeline for the requested update.

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