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Council approves sheriff’s grant applications for drones and a body scanner; authorizes payroll transfer to cover part-time jail staffing

5954794 · November 15, 2024
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Summary

Kosciusko County Council on Nov. 14 approved requests from the sheriff’s office to apply for a $19,996 reimbursement grant for drones and an Indiana Criminal Justice Institute grant for a new body scanner, and it approved a $14,000 payroll transfer to shore up part-time jail staffing.

Kosciusko County Council on Nov. 14 authorized the sheriff’s office to apply for two grants — a Kosciusko Community Foundation reimbursement grant to buy additional drone equipment and an Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) grant to replace the jail’s body-scanning equipment — and approved intra-budget transfers to cover staffing shortages in the jail.

Drone grant: Sheriff’s Office representative Michelle (last name not provided) told the council the department wants $19,996 from the Kosciusko Community Foundation to buy drone hardware so each shift would have access; the grant is…

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