Major Cook, speaking for Sheriff Fasher, asked the council to approve several appropriations from special purpose funds: a lateral transfer bonus and related payroll taxes for a corrections hire, funds to purchase a transport van out of the misdemeanor fund, and payment for a five‑year communications obligation from the statewide 9‑1‑1 fund.

Major Cook said the department had identified a transport vehicle equipped with audio, video and HVAC systems and requested $70,000 be appropriated from the misdemeanor fund to buy and outfit the van and transfer existing security equipment into it. He noted the misdemeanor fund has been used for jail‑related purchases and that there are restrictions but it can support corrections equipment and vehicles.

On statewide 9‑1‑1 funding, Cook asked the council to appropriate about $171,000 to pay a bill tied to a five‑year life cycle for dispatch consoles, and to add roughly $29,000 as a cushion for repairs and future needs. The total statewide 9‑1‑1 fund request in the meeting package was $200,000; Cook said consoles had received hardware and monitor upgrades and that the county receives this funding annually from the state.

Council members asked clarifying questions about allowable uses of the misdemeanor fund and whether the statewide 9‑1‑1 expenditure had been included in prior budgets; Cook said the communications line item was a five‑year obligation and that some upgrades were already installed. The appropriation was approved by the council as part of the meeting’s additional appropriations vote.

The council recorded no roll‑call vote in the transcript during the combined appropriations motion; the purchases will proceed subject to normal procurement processes and any applicable fund restrictions.