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Commission approves DUI pass-through grant and an EMS competitive grant; courtroom security survey submitted to AOC will be kept under legal review
Summary
The commission approved a DUI pass-through grant and agreed to apply for a competitive EMS central-purchase grant; the board reviewed a courtroom security survey prepared under Administrative Office of the Courts requirements and asked that the packets be returned to legal and not left in the public record.
The commission approved a DUI pass-through grant and acted on a competitive EMS central-purchase grant application during the meeting.
Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve the DUI pass-through grant; Commissioner Wright seconded the motion and commissioners signaled assent. The EMS central-purchase grant — described as a competitive statewide grant that would, if awarded, pass funds through the county — was also moved and approved. The commission did not record opposing votes in the public remarks during the meeting.
Separately, the board reviewed a courtroom security survey prepared by the sheriff's office and compiled for the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). The chair said the packets should be kept with legal because they relate to the safety of judges and courthouse operations: "We don't need these out the back in the public's hand," the chair said, and asked that completed packets be returned to legal.
The sheriff explained the AOC requires annual security surveys and that the county's packets were prepared and sent to the AOC. Commissioners expressed that courthouse security measures and judge safety had been addressed in the packets and asked that the confidential materials be handled by the county legal office rather than distributed in the public packet.
