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Sheriff outlines GHSP equipment grant and clarifies SRO staffing; board approves $30,000 grant and SRO contract amendment
Summary
Sheriff Fountain and Chief Boster described a regional Governor's Highway Safety Program award that will reimburse equipment expenses and approved purchasing additional radars. The board approved a $30,000 GHSP resolution and voted to amend the SRO contract to reflect 11 total SRO positions (including Oxford Prep); commissioners raised operational questions about duty hours and lunch breaks.
Sheriff Fountain told the Board the Sheriff's Office is participating in a regional Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP) grant that reimburses participating law-enforcement agencies for certain equipment and collaborative traffic-safety efforts.
Chief Boster described prior purchases under the program and said the current grant will allow the department to purchase five additional radars and continue regional…
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