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Codington County commissioners approve opioid grants, jail invoices and several budgeted purchases
Summary
At their Jan. 27 meeting, Codington County commissioners accepted a $50,000 community opioid‑awareness grant and a $5,000 grant for transportation and phones for pretrial clients, approved payments on the new jail build and budgeted purchases including a detention software system and floor scrubbers, and set election‑judge pay for 2026.
Codington County commissioners on Tuesday approved a package of grants, equipment purchases and vendor payments that officials said will support public‑safety operations and ongoing jail construction.
County staff told commissioners the county had been awarded a $50,000 grant for a community opioid awareness campaign and a separate $5,000 grant to provide transportation and cell phones for pretrial clients, including participants in drug‑court programs. Staff said the $50,000 award required no local match and that the smaller grant would be administered as a pass‑through through the county finance office. Commissioners approved both acceptances by voice vote.
On procurement, detention staff described a budgeted…
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