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County staff say overtime-reimbursement grant will fund deputy drug enforcement after state task force change
Summary
Staff described a reimbursement grant to cover deputy overtime for drug enforcement following the recent disbanding of a state drug task force and said the county and cities will pick up some investigative work with federal partners.
A county presenter said the grant being discussed is reimbursement for deputy overtime used in drug investigations and enforcement.
"This is for reimbursement for overtime just for our deputies, Dover," the presenter said, and added the county has a robust investigative unit that works with towns, cities and federal partners. The presenter said the state governor disbanded a longstanding drug task force and that the recent state budget increased funding so local accounts can "pick up some of these blocks."
Staff said the county has been active in drug seizures and cited collaboration with local jails, transports and state police for information sharing. No formal vote or contract award was recorded in the transcript during this item.
Public questions focused on the grant's scope and whether the money covered overtime only. The presenter confirmed overtime reimbursement was the purpose described in the discussion.
