Commissioners back using opioid-settlement funds to buy two drones for sheriff

Nov 12, 2024

The opioid settlement steering committee recommended using $40,650 in unrestricted settlement funds to buy two drones — one outdoor with thermal/zoom capability and one indoor with protected propellers — for the sheriff; commissioners voted to recommend appropriation to the council.

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Ian, representing the opioid settlement steering committee (JARAC, Adams County), told commissioners the committee voted unanimously to recommend using $40,650 of unrestricted opioid settlement funds to purchase two drones for the sheriff's office: one larger outdoor drone with thermal and zoom capabilities and a smaller indoor drone with protected propellers for use in building searches.

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