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Commissioners approve short-term fixes for sheriff evidence yard and order RFP for EMS backup contract
Summary
Faced with leaks, security gaps and overflowing seized-property storage, the board backed a minimal-repair approach (skylights/patches), a cleanup and moving vehicles to a fenced area at the Dixie Guano site. Commissioners also directed staff to issue an RFP to rebid nonemergency/backup EMS transport services (current Braveheart arrangement outdated).
County staff and public-safety officials told the board the sheriff's evidence-storage facility has significant problems—roof leaks, nonfunctional cameras and unsecured yards where seized vehicles have been vandalized. The board discussed three practical steps: a focused patch (replace skylights and repair problem points), an evidence audit with the district attorney's office to determine what may be…
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