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Commission approves HIDTA designation request to aid sheriff's drug-control funding eligibility
Summary
The Hampshire County Commission approved a sheriff's request to designate the county as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), a step the sheriff said helps with federal funding for task force activities.
The Hampshire County Commission on May 13 approved a request from the sheriff to designate Hampshire County as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for purposes of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
The clerk told the commission the designation had been requested by the sheriff and that the county had done similar designations in the past to help access federal funding for task-force issues. Commissioner Breuer moved to approve the president signing the HIDTA designation; President Eglanger seconded the motion and the commission voted in favor.
Why this matters: the sheriff indicated the designation helps with federal funding for task-force efforts. The commission did not vote to create or fund any new local program at this meeting; the action authorized the president to sign the sheriff's requested designation paperwork.
Action: motion passed; President Eglanger was authorized to sign the designation request for submission to the National Drug Control Policy.
