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Commissioners approve $13,000 to finish sheriff's handgun transition amid jail pressure
Summary
Ross County commissioners approved a $13,000 appropriation to complete purchase of 90 Smith & Wesson handguns and holsters after a vendor delivered the wrong platform, while hearing that jail overcrowding is raising costs for housing inmates out of county.
Ross County commissioners voted to provide a $13,000 appropriation to help the sheriff's office complete a transition to a Smith & Wesson handgun platform, the board said at its March 30 meeting.
The sheriff's office told commissioners it had negotiated purchase terms for 90 handguns with optics and holsters at a combined cost of about $96,861 and expected a trade-in value of $18,900, leaving a roughly $77,961 balance. The department said it has about $65,000…
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