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Commissioners to consider $2,200 donation for Veterans Treatment Court challenge coins
Summary
Hamilton County commissioners heard a presentation about a $2,200 private donation to the Veterans Treatment Court to buy 300 challenge coins and were told the item will be taken up at next week’s meeting with broad support from judges and law enforcement.
Hamilton County commissioners on the agenda session heard a request to accept a $2,200 private donation to the county—s Veterans Treatment Court to buy 300 challenge coins and transfer the funds into the Office of Economic and Community Development budget.
County Mayor—s office staff and Sheriff Hammond briefed commissioners on the donation and said the court and its partners plan to use the coins to recognize participants and program partners. "These challenge coins ... are used throughout military and law enforcement to build camaraderie and esprit de corps and to show that someone has actually accomplished something significant," Sheriff Hammond said.
Judge Starnes, who appeared with other court partners, told commissioners the Veterans Treatment Court is "doing very, very well" and thanked the donors for supporting the program. A private donor identified in the meeting said three local businessmen contributed the $2,200 and asked commissioners to consider approving the acceptance and a budget amendment at the next meeting.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about procurement and coin quality. County staff replied they would follow procurement rules and that designs and vendors are being selected consistent with county policy. Commissioner David Sharp and others voiced support for the concept as a form of recognition for veterans who complete the program.
No formal vote was taken at the session; the captioned resolution (Resolution 5 25-12) will be scheduled for a vote at the commission—s next meeting, according to the clerk.
The request would authorize the county mayor to accept a donation from private donors and amend the fiscal-year budget to reflect $2,200 in new revenue and expenditure for the Veterans Treatment Court challenge coins. If commissioners approve the resolution next week, county staff said they will follow standard procurement and accounting procedures to receive the donation, purchase the coins, and distribute them to the court and its partners.
