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Platte County approves sheriff grant applications, body‑camera purchase and outside counsel contract
Summary
At its May 2025 meeting the Platte County Commission authorized submission of an Edward Byrne JAG application, accepted a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant award to fund additional body‑worn cameras and approved a $80,000 professional services contract for outside counsel for the sheriff’s office; all motions passed 3‑0.
The Platte County Commission voted unanimously to allow the sheriff’s office to pursue federal grant funding, accept a small federal block grant to continue its body‑worn camera program and enter a one‑year professional services contract for outside legal counsel.
The actions matter because they secure funding and contracts that the sheriff’s office says support multi‑agency enforcement work and transparency. Commissioners approved submission of the 2025–2026 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant application, accepted a $9,895 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant subaward to continue and replace body‑worn cameras, and approved a professional services agreement budgeted at $80,000 for attorney services.
Captain Jeffrey Shanks of the Platte County Sheriff’s Office presented the items. He told the commission the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) supports the multi‑county, multi‑agency task force and that this would be the task force’s 11th year of operation. The commission approved a motion to submit the 2025–2026 JAG application.
On the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, Shanks said the county applied for up to $9,999 and was approved for $9,895 to support the department’s body‑worn camera program, noting cameras have been provided to detention staff and patrol officers and that the awarded funds would be moved into the correct budget line via a budget amendment to purchase “a docking station and 10 more body cameras.”
The commission also approved a professional services contract for attorney services covering February 2025–February 2026 with a budget impact of $80,000, which the presenter said was included in the 2025 budget. County staff stated the contract had been reviewed for form and that funds were certified by the auditor.
All three items were approved on voice votes and roll calls that resulted in 3‑0 outcomes.
The sheriff’s office will proceed with the grant submission and acceptance steps and move the block grant funds into the proper budget line for procurement. The attorney services contract is for one year as presented.
