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Committee recommends several public-safety purchases and opioid-settlement allocations to full board; Axon taser contract approved
Summary
The committee recommended multiple contracts and budget amendments to the full Board, including a $797,219 LDV mobile command vehicle, a 10‑year Axon taser contract totaling $4,430,466 (with a first-year budget amendment of $444,638.25) and opioid-settlement funding for engagement, treatment and jail-based peer recovery programs. Several items were approved by the committee for forwarding or recommendation.
At a public‑safety and records committee meeting, staff presented multiple budget and contract items that the committee approved to recommend to the full Board or to approve at committee level.
Mobile command vehicle: Brandon Lewis (emergency management/purchasing representative) requested approval to purchase a custom 36‑foot LDV mobile command vehicle for $797,219 using an HGAC cooperative contract. Lewis said the required funds were moved into the general fund in July to enable the purchase. Commissioners asked about deployment frequency and disposition of the older unit; staff said the older vehicle is near the end of its useful life and the county would evaluate its disposition. The committee recommended the purchase to the full Board (motion passes 13 to 0).
Axon taser contract: Captain Jeff McPherson…
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