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The update matters, Bill said, because the changes improve regional dispatch interoperability and provide reimbursed overtime and equipment funds for traffic-enforcement operations during high-demand periods such as Bike Week.

Sheriff Bill said the department currently has “51 employees on the roster,” a mix of sworn deputies, bailiffs and civilian staff. He described recent technology projects: two simulcast LMR radio channels plus one simplex channel now operational; a consolidated computer-aided dispatch (CAD) connection with nearby agencies; and a rebuilt dispatch center with three fully functional terminals and a fourth terminal being set up. “We’re fully operational with 2 simulcast LMR, radio channels, and we have 1 simplex radio channel,” he said. He told commissioners the data-conversion work for historical CAD records is “scheduled and targeted to be completed by September 2025.”

Bill described the county command post as retrofitted and already used by neighboring departments during events. He said a new magnetometer and X‑ray machine were installed at the courthouse entrance and that camera replacement remains on the Administrative Office of the Courts’ queue.

On grants and reimbursements, Bill reported specific revenue and pending reimbursements: $26,602.50 in outside-detail revenue to date; about $95,000 in port-security reimbursement; roughly $5,300 in New Hampshire Highway Safety overtime reimbursement; more than $38,000 in mobile-data-terminal reimbursements; and an expected $18,960 in highway-safety radar reimbursement. The sheriff also said the office is participating in the New Hampshire Highway Safety Grant program and that commissioners voted to accept the 2026 grant. “That doesn’t start till October,” he added.

The sheriff described participation in the federal ICE 287(g) program as limited and narrowly scoped to warrant service. “We’re basically conducting the warrant services,” he said, adding that only full‑time deputies who have taken the training and the sheriff will perform those duties. He stressed local practice and limits: if a detainer appears during a motor-vehicle stop, local officers should not handcuff or transport; instead the sheriff’s office will send a 287(g)-certified deputy to affect warrant service and transfer custody as needed. He said the training was a 40‑hour online course and that, based on the training, program practice differs from some media characterizations: “what I read and what I see in the mainstream media is completely opposite of what ICE is teaching us and what ICE is requiring us.”

Commissioners asked about reimbursement and overtime for ICE work; Bill said the county will not send deputies off-hours unless ICE or another agency agrees in advance to reimburse overtime and that a formal agreement or memorandum of understanding would be required before expanded after‑hours participation.

Statistical and operational notes from Bill included that the communications division has logged over 55,000 call‑related entries and that the county fleet has 12 patrol vehicles (10 fully outfitted, two pending installation). He said training continues for dispatch and emergency management, and that the upgraded dispatch center will be opened for a public dedication once fully optimized.

Action: Commissioners moved to accept the 2026 New Hampshire Highway Safety Grant as presented; the motion passed with the vote recorded as unanimous (tally: yes 4, no 0, abstain 0). The sheriff noted the grant funding and associated activities will begin in October and that the chair’s signature is required to finalize county acceptance.

Discussion-only items included the ongoing CAD data conversion and planned interoperability connections with additional agencies, the timing of camera replacements (dependent on the Administrative Office of the Courts), and plans for an open house for the dispatch center. Direction: the sheriff said he will invite commissioners to the dispatch dedication and coordinate any required memoranda of understanding for outside-agency reimbursements.

The sheriff referenced state and federal authorities, and he discussed coordination with neighboring county jails used for ICE holds. He identified Merrimack County and Strafford County as current holding facilities known to his office and said other counties have inquired about joining ICE housing arrangements.

Ending: Commissioners thanked the sheriff for the report. The sheriff noted he would be attending a legislative hearing in Concord on a separate county reimbursement request for court-security funding.

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The update matters because the county must balance service and facility needs against limited operating reserves and specific grant or reimbursement timelines.

Laurie said the general fund and nursing-home revenue collection is still early in the fiscal year; interest earned has exceeded the budgeted $100,000 by $7,004.61. She reported projected surpluses: county attorney’s office $12,087 (open position), maintenance $6,300, sheriff’s department $4,800 (savings from favorable vehicle financing), and contracted nursing a projected $100,000 surplus due to hiring full‑time staff and reduced need for contract nurses. Corrections initially had a $200,000 deficit tied to a new Prime Care Medical contract and five open positions; Laurie said one position is expected to fill within a month and that dietary savings offset some of the deficit.

Laurie listed items placed on hold to cover shortfalls: tree-removal/trim work (estimated $5,000–$6,000), purchase of a carpet extractor (about $5,000), and parking-lot crack filling, seal coating and striping (about $26,000). She identified the tree work as the higher priority among the three because some trees are rotted and one overhangs County Drive and has been struck by trucks. “If any of these are ash trees, get them down,” Commissioner Hodges suggested, citing emerald ash borer risk.

Laurie said the nursing home projects a surplus driven by a higher private‑pay census and that nursing home rehab services are projecting a $30,000 deficit mostly due to health‑insurance cost allocations; she said that will be offset by the nursing home surplus as staff moves between departments. On cash position, she said the county has about $6.9 million cash on hand and is earning roughly 4.25% interest; nursing‑home accounts‑receivable collections included $15,000 from February 2024 and $3,000 from February 2023.

Laurie said courthouse repair and maintenance now shows an $11,000 projected deficit tied to a $10,000 change order on an ARPA-funded ERV project; she asked the facilities director John to be available to explain technical details of that change order. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about prioritization; Laurie recommended tree work as highest priority because of risk to structures and vehicles.

Discussion-only items included the timeline for some reimbursements and the collection of prior-year nursing home receivables. Direction: the finance staff placed three nonurgent projects on hold to cover the cited shortfalls and will continue to monitor collections and staffing changes that affect projections.

Ending: Commissioners thanked Laurie for the report and asked the facilities director to advise on any imminent safety risks related to trees or parking-lot conditions.

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Belknap County sheriff reports dispatch upgrades, joins ICE 287(g) program; commissioners accept highway-safety grant

Belknap County projects modest surplus, delays three maintenance projects to cover shortfalls