The county commission approved service agreements requested by the sheriff’s office to support traffic safety enforcement and a Vision Zero position funded through the Department of Transportation and related pass-through arrangements.

At the meeting the sheriff (presenting) said one agreement is an NHTSA program through the state DOT to fund traffic-safety enforcement for the year. The sheriff said packet review by county counsel (Haley) turned up no issues and the office sought the chair’s signature.

A commissioner asked about language on enforcement tactics in the packet (page 111) that appeared to allow the contractor to decide whether to run sobriety checkpoints or saturation patrols. The sheriff said the office “decides” and that the department typically does patrols rather than establishing checkpoints; the highway patrol usually asks for assistance for highway right‑hand points.

The second item the sheriff presented was a Vision Zero-funded position (a subaward administered through the Association of Counties and DOT). Haley reviewed the agreement and had no issues, the sheriff said; the commission approved both agreements and authorized the chair’s signature.

All roll-call actions on these contracts passed unanimously at the meeting; no further amendments were recorded.