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Cooke County approves sheriff—s switch to AT&T FirstNet phones to end stipends
Summary
The court approved converting sheriff—s office cell phone stipends to county-issued AT&T FirstNet phones and air cards, approving a budget amendment; the sheriff said devices are provided with unlimited data and the switch will reduce stipend costs.
Cooke County Commissioners unanimously approved a plan on Nov. 12 to move eligible sheriff's office personnel from a $50-per-month personal-phone stipend to county-issued AT&T FirstNet devices and FirstNet air cards, with a budget amendment to cover the change.
The sheriff told the court the county currently pays a monthly stipend and can move to FirstNet devices that, he said,…
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