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Spencer County court orders Unifirst to supply uniforms only, ratifies opioid ad and approves sheriff drug incinerator purchase
Summary
Spencer County Fiscal Court voted March 17 to have Unifirst provide uniforms only while bringing other uniform services in-house, ratified an opioid-prevention advertisement paid for with opioid funds, and approved a $6,010 purchase of a portable drug incinerator for the sheriff using opioid funds.
Spencer County Fiscal Court on March 17 ordered that Unifirst provide only uniforms for county staff, with remaining uniform services to be handled in-house, and approved several opioid-funded items for public safety.
The court's action on Unifirst came after County Judge-Executive Scott Travis described a decision deadline; "it is hereby ordered to have Unifirst provide the uniforms only and everything else will be handled in house," the court recorded after a motion by Esq. Stump and a second by Esq. Travis. The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote.
The court also ratified a $745 advertisement in the countywide Magnet using opioid-prevention funds. Judge Travis said he had placed the ad; a motion by Esq. Stump, seconded by Esq. Cotton, ratified the expenditure by unanimous voice vote.
On public safety spending, the Sheriff requested purchase of an Elastec Drug Terminator portable incinerator to dispose of illicit or unwanted drugs for $6,010, to be paid from Opioid funds. After discussion, motioned by Esq. Eldridge and seconded by Esq. Pharris, the court approved the purchase by unanimous voice vote.
The Sheriff also briefed the court on ongoing surveillance and security work, noting a recently established surveillance room and plans to hire more court security staff. The minutes record that the sheriff said the county may want to purchase additional Flock cameras in the future.
The court's votes were recorded without a roll-call tally beyond voice votes; minutes list the mover and seconder for each action. The court did not indicate a timeline for implementing the change to the Unifirst arrangement or additional surveillance purchases.
