Commissioners approve series of grants, contracts, purchases and personnel actions

The Crawford County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 27 approved a slate of routine payments, grant continuations, equipment purchases and personnel actions affecting public safety, courts, human services and county operations.

The board voted to continue a 2025 STOP (Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors) grant program in the amount of $125,000 for the county, with $50,000 to pass through to women’s services to fund an embedded courthouse advocate, $35,000 allocated for crimes involving stalking and dating violence, and $35,000 to support an assistant district attorney who prosecutes those crimes. The motion passed on roll call.

Other approved items included a PCCD juvenile victim services grant continuation for $19,448 to support a victim‑witness position; a RASA grant continuation of $61,715 for the district attorney’s office; and a voter‑services election integrity grant request totaling $273,436.81 for calendar years 2025 and 2026, which the board ratified. The elections office also received approval to proceed with a Dominion software upgrade costing $13,844.

The board approved several public‑safety and facilities expenditures: payment of $2,700 to Mobilecom for conduit installation at the Greaser Road tower site; $10,882 for…