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Sheriff reports staffing changes, equipment needs and facility repairs to Grant County fiscal court
Summary
Sheriff Dennis Weitz reported March activity counts, staffing changes, a promotion, recruitment, issues with body‑worn camera equipment with an estimated vendor replacement cost of about $56,000, and maintenance needs at the sheriff's office parking lot and doors.
Sheriff Dennis Weitz gave a monthly operations report and told the Grant County Fiscal Court about staffing changes, equipment needs and facility maintenance items.
In March the sheriff said his office responded to 844 calls for service, investigated 20 collisions, issued about 100 citations, made 44 arrests, opened 10 criminal investigations, served 171 process services (civil and criminal), performed 269 auto inspections, recorded 2,616 prisoner transport miles and logged 83.5 hours in court. He reported that Deputy Zach Lewis graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy and is in field training; Adam Prince was promoted from deputy to sergeant effective the meeting date; two new hires are scheduled to begin April 14 and enter the academy in June. He also said two deputies submitted resignations with an anticipated last day of April 12, and a court security officer, Al Rich, recently retired.
Weitz flagged three items for county attention: persistent problems with the department’s body‑worn camera system (docking stations, batteries and software), a vendor estimate to replace the equipment and obtain new cameras under a three‑year contract of roughly $56,000, a large hole in the sheriff’s office parking lot near a drain, and rust damage to the sheriff’s office front doors that may require replacement or repair. He said he is seeking price comparisons from other vendors and looking into grant funding to offset camera costs. The judge said he would coordinate with the road department on the parking lot issue, and court members asked that equipment and door needs be included in upcoming budget requests.
Sheriff Weitz also said the office has seven vacancies for court security positions with one candidate in the hiring process and that the current jail security roster stands at six active staff after recent departures. He described outreach efforts including a co‑hosted job fair and a seat‑belt safety event at Grant County High School. The sheriff asked the court for assistance in addressing the equipment and facility issues; no formal appropriation or procurement decision was made at the meeting.
