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Commissioners approve equipment purchases, software fees and grant; sign off on public-safety contracts
Summary
At their April 1 meeting, Umatilla County commissioners approved routine purchases including a copier, duty pistols and body armor, accepted a low bid for chip-seal emulsion, approved several payables and accepted a federal emergency-management matching grant; they also approved software renewals after staff raised contract-notice concerns.
Umatilla County commissioners on April 1 approved a cluster of routine purchases, payables and a federal emergency-management grant and heard updates on public-safety technology projects.
The board approved the Assessment, Taxation and GIS department's request to buy a Canon color multifunction copier for $6,770, with the motion moved by the chair and seconded by another commissioner. The purchase followed a three-bid comparison; the presenter said parts for the existing 2012 machine were no longer available.
Paul Wolverton of the sheriff's office asked for authority to buy duty pistols after Oregon State Police donated the tasers the office had planned to replace. Wolverton said the pistol purchase would use funds freed by the donation; the board approved the $9,470 purchase.
The sheriff's office also requested $25,483.51 for replacement body…
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