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Harnett County leaders add sheriffs taser purchase, retiree gun sales and jail body scanner to consent agenda
Summary
County officials agreed to add three Sheriffs Office requests to the consent agenda: a five-year payment plan to buy 75 replacement tasers, sale of two service firearms to retirees for $1 each, and purchase of a full-body scanner for the detention center funded by a state grant.
Harnett County commissioners voted to place three Sheriffs Office equipment requests on the consent agenda: a five-year purchase of 75 replacement tasers from Accent Enterprise, the sale of two service firearms to retiring officers for $1 each, and the acquisition of a full-body person scanner for the county jail.
The requests were presented by Major Gary McNeil of the Sheriffs Office. Major McNeil said the county has not replaced its tasers in several years and that the proposed replacement would let the office purchase all 75 devices and spread payments over five years. He said the upgraded units can fire two probes without reloading, and the…
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