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Committee authorizes sheriff office to apply for DNR marine safety grant and accepts MCOLES training funds
Summary
The committee authorized a marine-safety grant application asking for $913,853 and accepted an approximate $627,000 MCOLES continuing-education grant for the sheriff and prosecutor; members noted prior awards have been much smaller than the requested marine-safety amount.
Oakland County's Public Health & Safety Committee authorized the sheriff's office to apply for a Michigan Department of Natural Resources marine-safety grant and accepted a Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) continuing-education grant for law-enforcement training.
Sheriff's office representatives said they applied for the marine-safety program at the maximum amount for which the county is eligible, $913,853, while cautioning that awards often come in much lower; the presenter cited a $176,000 award as a recent example. The committee authorized the application; staff said they will return to accept the award once the state announces the actual award amount.
The committee also accepted a MCOLES grant for continuing professional education covering required training for the sheriff's office and the prosecuting attorney's office. Staff described combined funding of roughly $627,000 to support eight hours of MCOLES-required training and 16 hours of agency in-service training.
Both items were approved by voice vote (recorded in the transcript as 5 yeas, 0 nays). Committee members asked clarifying questions about prior award amounts and procurement timing; presenters said they would report back when awards are finalized.
