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Lyon County Board approves application for Riverboat Foundation mini grant to buy Cellebrite computer for investigations
Summary
The Board approved the Sheriff’s Office request to apply for a Lyon County Riverboat Foundation mini grant to acquire a computer for forensic cell‑phone data extraction; the Board also concluded opioid settlement funds are not eligible for that purpose.
The Lyon County Board of Supervisors on March 10 approved a request from the Sheriff’s Office to apply for a mini grant through the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation to purchase a computer used for forensic cell‑phone data extraction in investigations, including sexual assault and narcotics cases. The motion to approve the application was made by Vanden Bosch and seconded by Birkey.
Auditor Breckyn Sprock asked whether the Board wished to place an item on a future agenda to use opioid settlement funds for training and a Cellebrite system; the Board indicated those settlement funds are not eligible for that purpose and declined to schedule the item. The minutes record the Board’s conclusion but do not show the Board directing staff to pursue alternate funding sources at the meeting.
The application approval allows the Sheriff’s Office to seek funding; the minutes do not report whether the grant was awarded. Any purchase would depend on grant award and procurement rules.
