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Oliver County discusses new overweight-load enforcement, sheriff staffing and equipment purchases
Summary
Commissioners discussed a plan to enforce overweight vehicle permits using an on-site certified deputy and scales, funding and procurement options for equipment, and approved purchasing five replacement laptops for the sheriff's office.
Oliver County commissioners on Monday reviewed a proposal to step up enforcement of overweight and oversize loads on county roads and approved a separate purchase of five new laptops for sheriff'office vehicles.
The sheriff's representative (Speaker 6) said the county has seen multiple overweight incidents in recent months and proposed adding duties to a deputy trained to operate certified scales. "That money comes back to the county," Speaker 6 said of fines, "so it can be used for enforcement costs and also for road repair." Commissioners discussed on-site weighing, civil fines handled…
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