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Commission delays action on $2.1 million sheriff funding and proposed $60,000 contract, seeks clearer terms
Summary
A presenter said about $2.1 million is available for sheriff projects; the commission reviewed a proposal for project management and a $60,000 grant‑writing/contract proposal but declined to vote because contract fields (fees, percentage) were blank and administrative cost rates were not specified.
Commissioners reviewed a proposal at their April 14 meeting that would support implementation and management of roughly $2.1 million in funding earmarked for sheriff‑office projects, but they postponed any formal approval after members identified blank terms in the contractor’s paperwork.
A presenter summarized the work tied to that funding and said, “Right now, we got $2,100,000 coming just to the sheriff's department,” describing planned purchases such as vehicles, uniforms and communications equipment. The presenter proposed a project‑management/administration arrangement and separately proposed a $60,000 engagement to assume grant‑writing responsibilities.
Several commissioners pressed for specifics about compensation and administrative overhead. Commissioner questions focused on two blank contract items — a fixed monthly fee and a percentage of total project value — and on how the county’s administrative cost percentage would be calculated. The consultant (Speaker 12) said the county’s administrative cost typically ranges from about 8–15 percent, and that project fees could be adjusted once the county’s administrative rate was confirmed.
Given those unknowns, the commission declined to approve the proposed agreement at the meeting. The chair stated the commission would not take action until the blanks were filled and clearer administrative‑cost and fee language was provided.
Next steps: staff will provide the county administrative cost rate and the contractor will return a revised agreement with concrete percentages and project‑cost language; the appropriation and any contract award will return to the commission for a vote.
