Newton County sheriff to apply for QuikTrip grant to purchase community cameras
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Summary
Sheriff Ezel Brown received board approval to apply for an $89,880 QuikTrip grant to purchase cameras; the application requires no local match and the board authorized the application unanimously.
Sheriff Ezel Brown told the Newton County Board of Commissioners May 20 that his office will apply for a QuikTrip charitable grant to acquire cameras for public-safety objectives, and the board unanimously approved the sheriff’s request to submit the application.
Brown said QuikTrip is a private business that awards grants to nonprofits and law enforcement and that the sheriff’s office plans to request roughly $89,880 (the figure discussed in the meeting) for the department’s camera program. “It’s no match,” Brown said when describing the grant terms.
Commissioners asked whether the sheriff would disclose specific camera locations; Brown said the office would not disclose locations. The board motion to approve the submission of the application was made and seconded on the record, and the chair called for a voice vote; the motion passed unanimously.
The board did not approve purchase agreements at this meeting — only authorization to apply. Sheriff Brown and staff noted the application deadline is June 27 and that receiving funds depends on the competitive grant process. No additional county funds were committed at the meeting.
