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Commission waives rules so sheriff can apply for 2025 Homeland Security Grant
Summary
The commission waived rules to allow the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office to submit an application for the 2025 Homeland Security Grant; the sheriff said the grant requires no local match.
The Montgomery County Commission voted to waive rules so the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office could submit an application for the 2025 Homeland Security Grant, and the sheriff told commissioners the grant requires no local match.
Sheriff Derek Cunningham presented the item during the commission's information session and asked the commission to waive rules so the application could be considered immediately. A motion to waive rules was moved and seconded; commissioners approved the waiver by a show of hands. The meeting record does not include a roll-call vote tally.
The sheriff said the grant is time-sensitive and that there is "no match" required for Montgomery County. After the waiver passed, the sheriff confirmed he would proceed with the application.
No additional details about the grant amount, program components, or submission deadline were provided in the meeting discussion recorded in the transcript. Commissioners did not take a separate recorded vote to approve the application itself during the meeting.
Action recorded: motion to waive rules to consider the Sheriff's 2025 Homeland Security Grant application — motion moved, seconded, and approved by the commission; no recorded tally or further action on grant approval was noted.
