Platte County commissioners approve series of sheriff grants, contracts, bids and a treasurer resignation

Platte County commissioners on Feb. 24 approved a slate of grant applications, contracts and bid awards presented primarily by the sheriff’s office and county staff, and accepted the resignation of County Treasurer Rob Willard, effective March 31. All roll-call votes on the listed items were unanimous, recorded as 3-0.

The list of approved items included multiple Highway Safety and Traffic Division grant applications presented by Captain Jeff Shanks of the sheriff’s office: a DWI saturation enforcement grant (2025RES019), DWI officer salary funding (2025RES020), a distracted-driving enforcement overtime grant (2025RES021; Shanks said the office requested $11,390 for that grant period) and separate traffic officer salary and vehicle reimbursement funding (2025RES022). The commission also approved a hazardous moving-violation overtime grant (2025RES023).

The commission approved several sheriff’s office contracts and annual procurements: a continuing law-enforcement education contract with the Missouri Sheriffs' Association for $5,250 (2025CO006); a contract authorizing overtime reimbursement work with the Drug Enforcement Administration for $4,000 (2025CO007); an inmate telephone services contract with Inmate Calling Solutions (2025CO008); an inmate commissary contract with Keefe Commissary Network (2025CO009); and a food service contract with Summit Food Services (2025CO010) with a potential annual budget impact discussed at roughly $426,000. The sheriff’s office also received annual bid awards for vehicle purchases (2025CO012) and for body-shop repairs (2025CO013).

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