County staff recommend using state grant to bridge Axon contract funding; executive sessions and proclamations set
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Staff reported plans to use a permissible state grant to initially fund the Axon contract and preserve future funding options; commissioners scheduled five executive sessions on pending litigation and approved scheduling a proclamation declaring January human trafficking prevention month.
County staff told the board on Dec. 15 that presentations by prosecutors, the public defender and CFD on the Axon proposal had occurred and that staff is considering using an allowable state grant to fund the contract in 2026 so the jurisdiction preserves the option to continue the program in subsequent years. A staff member said the contract would likely be considered at the board's 2 p.m. meeting the following day.
On contract language, a commissioner asked whether non-appropriation language or termination-for-convenience provisions were included; county legal staff said non-appropriation language is present and they would confirm final contract language.
Other items: staff advised the board that a proclamation request to declare January Human Trafficking Prevention Month would be scheduled for the Jan. 6 meeting. Commissioners also discussed a PFAS task-force meeting and asked county staff to attend to present planned pilot installations and testing. The clerk announced five executive sessions covering pending or potential litigation (durations: 20, 10, 10, 30 and 20 minutes); no action was expected and the board planned to reconvene after the sessions.