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County attorney proposes city pay for a dispatcher and an MOU for jail; commissioners defer further action
Summary
County Attorney Chris Rohr proposed separating jail and dispatch agreements, suggesting the City of Atwood pay the county for one dispatcher and that a memorandum of understanding govern the jail; commissioners deferred further negotiation.
County Attorney Chris Rohr and Sheriff Catlyn Wahrman discussed options for the county’s jail and dispatch agreements during the March 4 special session with the City of Atwood.
Rohr suggested separating the jail and dispatch agreements and proposed that the City of Atwood pay the county for one dispatcher. He also recommended implementing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for jail operations. Sheriff Catlyn Wahrman participated in the discussion. The commissioners and city representatives did not finalize terms and agreed the matter would be taken up again at a later date.
No motions or votes on funding or a formal MOU were recorded in the meeting minutes for this session.
