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Commissioners approve grants for radio encryption and livestreaming; finalize multiple routine claims and resolutions

Randolph County Commissioners · April 28, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners voted to pursue a $10,000 program to help local agencies with encryption software licensing and approved $22,250 for county livestream services; they also passed routine claims, a surplus property resolution and several administrative items.

Commissioners approved several interrelated administrative items across the meeting, including a plan to administer up to $10,000 in grants to assist local law enforcement agencies with encryption software licensing and a $22,250 allocation for county livestream services.

On radio encryption, the commission voted to pursue funding and centralized administration (to be administered by Randolph County Homeland Security) to help local agencies acquire or license encryption software; a commissioner said the county would explore grant opportunities to offset per‑radio reprogramming costs. "I think it's important that everybody in the county is encrypted," the Chair said during discussion, and the motion to pursue the license/administration plan passed by voice vote.

Kevin DeCamp, transportation manager, requested an authorizing resolution allowing him to operate public transportation through a pass‑through agreement for a 2027 federal grant and asked commissioners to include livestream funding in the upcoming EDIT cycle. Commissioners approved adding $22,250 for livestreaming to the EDIT plan and passed the authorizing resolution.

Other votes included approval of minutes from March 16, April 6 and April 9; payroll claims totaling $381,118.40; regular claims totaling $1,641,866.68; the RCU claim and tourism claims; and Resolution 2026‑08 declaring EMS property surplus. Commissioners also approved a request from Randolph Central to use the courthouse lawn for a May 18 fifth‑grade picnic and authorized staff to pursue an employee YMCA discount program for county staff.