Kosciusko County commissioners approve multiple vendor agreements, bridge grant application and health MOUs

Kosciusko County commissioners unanimously approved a string of vendor agreements and routine actions at their meeting, authorizing a jail classification software license, an amendment to the Securus Technologies tablet agreement for inmate discovery access, a Canopy Workforce Solutions HR contract, and a month-to-month bandwidth upgrade with Zayo. They also authorized applying for a federal bridge replacement grant for Bridge 145 and accepted six Health First memoranda of understanding.

The meeting record shows the sheriff’s office asked for approval of a jail classification contract to better place inmates, reduce disciplinary issues and limit liability; commissioners approved the request by voice vote. Public Defender Jack asked commissioners to approve an amendment to the Securus Technologies agreement so public defenders could use tablets to view discovery materials, conduct virtual client communications and accept e-signatures. “We believe it will significantly cut down our time, speed the process up, and hopefully help us achieve our goal of getting…