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Washington County supervisors approve resolution supporting sheriff departments' use of radar; one supervisor records a 'nay'
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Summary
Supervisors voted to approve a resolution supporting state legislation that would authorize sheriffs' offices to use radar; debate focused on training and policing concerns and Supervisor Marla Brooks asked that her 'nay' be recorded so the resolution would not appear unanimous.
The board considered a resolution to support state legislation authorizing sheriff's officers to use radar. Supporters said the resolution is a letter of support for the concept and cited speeding concerns on county roads; opponents raised training and civil-liberty concerns and invoked policing images from earlier eras.
A motion to prepare and adopt a resolution of support was approved. Supervisor Marla Brooks recorded a vocal 'big nay' and asked that the resolution reflect her vote so the record does not imply unanimity; the board agreed that the resolution would be drafted to show that the vote was not unanimous.
The board directed counsel to draft a formal resolution of support (not merely a letter) and to reflect dissenting votes in the record. No change to local enforcement policy was made at the meeting; the action was only a resolution expressing the board's support for state legislation.
