Marshall County Community Corrections told the board it transitioned its GPS monitoring system in December, replacing OmniWayne devices and services with SCRAM Net equipment and software.

Anthony Merrill, the newly promoted assistant director, described the switch as a three-day process during which staff brought all participants in on-site to exchange the old bracelets for the new units. "We transitioned from OmniWayne GPS devices to SCRAM Net... That was 3 days that we transitioned. We had everybody come in that was on GPS," Merrill said. He told the board the supervision approach did not change, but the new system makes reports easier for case managers.

Staff said the change saves money without sacrificing equipment or service. Board members asked whether efficiency gains might reduce grant allocations in future budget cycles; staff said they were consulting grant coordinators and planned follow-up discussions to ensure grant reimbursements or allocations would not be reduced simply because operating costs fell.

No formal action was required; the board had approved the purchase at a previous meeting and received this operational update.