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Vernon County sheriff details ARPA-funded camera program, vehicle purchases and jail kitchen grant
Summary
The sheriff reviewed invoices and recent operational items including a 5-year Axon contract funded by ARPA for body-worn and dash cameras, vehicle replacements, jail access-system upgrades, and a $25,000 Aramark grant for a new kitchen steamer.
The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office reviewed invoices and operations updates, describing equipment purchases and grant-funded upgrades to patrol and detention operations.
Sheriff's office staff said the department entered a five-year contract with Axon to field upgraded body-worn cameras and squad dash cameras; the purchase was funded with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. “When you see the size of the invoice, I know that that’s cost from, of those funds from the ARPA account,” the presenter said when describing the Axon contract.
The office also reported vehicle replacement costs for a new squad purchased from Sleepy Hollow Ford; the presenter described the new vehicles as using LP gas and noted fleet turnover averages about four squads per year. Other invoices discussed included a $24,084 payment for access-security upgrades to a door key-card system, a roughly $10,000 charge for statewide database access via the Wisconsin Department of Justice, and a $6,749.45 claim for a deer-collision repair (with a $2,500 deductible).
Captain Mike David briefed the committee on a $25,000 Aramark grant included with a five-year contract for the jail food service; the grant will purchase a new steamer the department said was being installed the same day.
The sheriff’s office also said it used Veil escrow funds to pay for door key-card upgrades and that some routine claims were shared with neighboring counties to save travel costs for audits. No formal vote on invoice approvals is recorded in the meeting transcript.
Speakers cited in this segment included Sheriff’s Office staff (presenter identified as the sheriff or departmental presenter), Captain Mike David, and the committee chair. Several line items were described with dollar amounts in the transcript; where a number was unclear in the record, the transcript text was quoted rather than converted to a precise total.
