Cass County commissioners approve sheriff firearm purchase, road vendor list and traffic ordinances; tax sale surplus paid

Cass County commissioners at a Jan. 8, 2025 meeting approved purchases and ordinances affecting law enforcement and roads, and authorized a $40,525.69 disbursement from a 2024 tax-sale surplus.

The commission, meeting as the Cass County Commission, voted 2-0 to approve a resolution allowing the Cass County Sheriff’s Office to purchase new duty pistols and related holsters and accessories, including optics upgrades. A sheriff’s office representative said the department follows a seven- to eight-year replacement plan and that the purchase “puts us right back on that schedule.” The representative added, “There are only 2 companies that are allowed to sell us the guns we use as duty weapons.” The commission recorded the vote as two in favor, zero opposed; Commissioner Mike Moreland was absent.

The commission next approved Resolution 25-04, a Road and Bridge Department list of 2025 product and supply vendors used for materials such as asphalt and pipe supplies. Road and Bridge staff member Travis said many…