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County finance committee backs courthouse fingerprint scanner; full board review requested
Summary
Finance committee recommended the county board approve purchase of a fingerprinting machine for courthouse prelim hearings to ensure accurate identification; the device cost was reported at about $14,500 with $2,500 annual maintenance and funding proposed from ARPA‑to‑capital transfers.
The county’s finance chair, Jim Scheelein, reported that the finance committee reviewed a request from the circuit court to purchase a fingerprinting machine so people who are cited and released can be processed and recorded at preliminary hearings.
Scheelein said the device would cost about $14,500 with an annual maintenance fee of approximately $2,500. "The advantages of it is…
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